Joseph D. Tydings
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United States Senator from Maryland |
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In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | James Glenn Beall |
| Succeeded by | John Glenn Beall Jr. |
| United States Attorney for the District of Maryland | |
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In office 1961 – November 21, 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Leon H. A. Pierson |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Kernon |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates | |
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In office 1955–1961 |
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May 4, 1928 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | Alexandra Tydings |
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University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland School of Law |
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | 6th Constabulary Regiment |
Joseph Davies Tydings (born May 4, 1928) is a former Democratic member of the United States Senate, representing the state of Maryland from 1965 to 1971.
Born in North Carolina, Tydings moved to Maryland as a youth after he was adopted by Millard Tydings, U.S. Senator from Maryland. After serving in the military, he obtained his law degree and entered into practice. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1955 to 1961, and as United States Attorney from 1961 until his resignation in 1963 to run for Senate.
Tydings won election to the Senate in 1964. However, his controversial stances on gun control and crime in the District of Columbia cost him re-election in 1970. He made another attempt at his old seat in 1976, but was defeated in the Democratic primary election by Paul Sarbanes. He later served as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Maryland, College Park and the University System of Maryland, and continues to practice law.
Tydings was born in Asheville, North Carolina, but attended the public schools of Aberdeen, Maryland. He was adopted as a child by his stepfather, Millard Tydings, who also was a Maryland Senator. His maternal grandfather was Joseph E. Davies, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Soviet Union. Tydings went on to graduate from the McDonogh School in 1946, the University of Maryland, College Park in 1950 where he became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega, and the University of Maryland School of Law in 1953.
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