| 词条 | Charles Kirbo |
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|name = Charles Kirbo |birth_date = {{birth date|1917|3|5}} |birth_place = Bainbridge, Georgia, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|1996|9|2|1917|3|5}} |death_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |party = Democratic |education = University of Georgia {{small|(LLB)}} }} Charles Hughes Kirbo (March 5, 1917 – September 2, 1996) was an American lawyer and longtime advisor to Jimmy Carter. Early life and legal careerKirbo was born on March 5, 1917, in Bainbridge, Georgia.[1] He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1939 and later served in the United States Army in World War II.[1] In 1960, Kirbo became a partner in the law firm of King & Spalding.[1] Political careerKirbo first represented Jimmy Carter in 1962 when Carter lost the Democratic primary for a Georgia state senate seat.[1][2] After Kirbo was able to establish that the primary results were fraudulent, Carter won the nomination and then the general election.[1][2] In 1971, then-Governor Jimmy Carter offered to appoint Kirbo the United States Senate seat left vacant by the death of Richard Russell, but Kirbo declined.[1][2] When Carter was elected President, Kirbo was considered as a possible White House Chief of Staff.[3] Kirbo was also considered to be a candidate for the Supreme Court if a vacancy had occurred under a Carter Presidency.[4] DeathKirbo died on September 2, 1996 in Atlanta of complications from gall bladder surgery.[1] See also
References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Lawrence Van Gelder, [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/04/us/charles-h-kirbo-79-is-dead-was-carter-s-closest-adviser.html Charles H. Kirbo, 79, Is Dead; Was Carter's Closest Adviser], The New York Times (September 4, 1996). {{Democratic Party of Georgia}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kirbo, Charles H.}}2. ^1 2 The Nation: The Charlie Behind Jimmy, Time Magazine (July 12, 1976). 3. ^{{Cite book | last=Dumbrell | first=John | title=The Carter Presidency: A Re-Evaluation | date= | publisher=Manchester University Press | location= | isbn=978-0-7190-4693-3 | year=1995 | pages=32}} 4. ^{{Cite book | last=Dumbrell | first=John | title=The Carter Presidency: A Re-Evaluation | date= | publisher=Manchester University Press | location= | isbn=978-0-7190-4693-3 | year=1995 | pages=77}} 7 : 1917 births|1996 deaths|Carter administration personnel|Georgia (U.S. state) Democrats|People from Bainbridge, Georgia|University of Georgia alumni|Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers |
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