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Born October 2, 1871 • Tennessee
Died July 23, 1955 (aged 83) • Bethesda • Maryland
Title / Office United States Senate (1931-1933), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1945)
Role In Good Neighbor Policy

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