Albert Gore, Sr.
| Albert Gore Sr. | |
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United States Senator from Tennessee |
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In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth D. McKellar |
| Succeeded by | Bill Brock |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 4th district |
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In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | John R. Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Joe L. Evins |
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Albert Arnold Gore December 26, 1907 Granville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | December 5, 1998 (aged 90) Carthage, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Resting place | Smith County Memorial Gardens Carthage, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Pauline LaFon Gore |
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| Religion | Southern Baptist |
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 United States
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 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1944 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore Sr. (December 26, 1907 – December 5, 1998), known simply as Al Gore before the fame of his son, was an American politician, who served as a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party from Tennessee. He was the father of Al Gore, the 45th Vice President of the United States (1993–2001).
Gore was born in Granville, Tennessee, the third of five children of Margie Bettie (Denny) and Allen Arnold Gore. Gore's ancestors include Scots-Irish immigrants who first settled in Virginia in the mid-18th century and moved to Tennessee after the Revolutionary War. Gore studied at Middle Tennessee State Teachers College and graduated from the Nashville Y.M.C.A. Night Law School, now the Nashville School of Law. He first sought elective public office at age 23, when he ran unsuccessfully for the job of superintendent of schools in Smith County, Tennessee. A year later he was appointed to the position after the man who had defeated him died.
Gore and his wife Pauline LaFon Gore had two children: daughter Nancy LaFon Gore (born in 1938 and died of lung cancer in 1984) and son Albert Gore Jr. (born in 1948). Al Gore Jr. would follow in his father's political footsteps in the Democratic Party representing Tennessee as a U.S. Representative and Senator, and later serving as Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton.
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