Eugene Talmadge

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Eugene Talmadge (September 23, 1884 – December 21, 1946) was an American politician and attorney who served three terms as the 67th governor of Georgia, from 1933 to 1937, and then again from 1941 to 1943. Elected to a fourth term in November 1946, he died before his inauguration, scheduled for January 1947. Only Talmadge and Joe Brown, in the mid-19th century, have been elected four times as governor of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, he was known for promoting racial segregation and white supremacy, and for advocating for racism in the University System of Georgia.

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