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- Died
- Birth nameSamuel James Ervin Jr.
- Sam Ervin was born on September 27, 1896 in Morganton, North Carolina, USA. He died on April 23, 1985 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
- U.S. senator from North Carolina (1954-1974).
- U.S. congressional representative from North Carolina (1946-1947).
- Brother of Congressman Joseph Wilson Ervin.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 262-265. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
- [on a suggestion that, to deflect attacks on President Nixon, earlier Democrat malfeasances should be considered] (That would be) as foolish as the man who went bear hunting and stopped to chase rabbits.
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