| 词条 | Alton Lennon |
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|honorific-prefix = |name = Alton Asa Lennon |honorific-suffix = |image = Alton_Lennon.jpg |imagesize = |alt = |jr/sr = This code has been disabled per Template talk:Infobox Officeholder. |state = North Carolina |term_start = July 10, 1953 |term_end = November 28, 1954 |appointer = William B. Umstead |predecessor = Willis Smith |successor = William Kerr Scott |state2 = North Carolina |district2 = 7th |term_start2 = January 3, 1957 |term_end2 = January 3, 1973 |preceded2 = Frank Ertel Carlyle |succeeded2 = Charlie Rose |office3 = Member of the North Carolina Senate |term3 = 1947–1951 |birth_date = {{birth date|1906|8|17}} |birth_place = Wilmington, North Carolina |death_date = {{death date and age|1986|12|28|1906|8|17}} |death_place = Wilmington, North Carolina |restingplace = |restingplacecoordinates = |birthname = |nationality = |party = Democratic |otherparty = |spouse = Karine Welch |partner = |relations = |children = |residence = |alma_mater = |occupation = |profession = Politician |cabinet = |committees = |portfolio = |religion = |signature = |signature_alt = |website = |footnotes = |blank1 = |data1 = |blank2 = |data2 = |blank3 = |data3 = |blank4 = |data4 = |blank5 = |data5 = |nickname = |allegiance = |branch = |serviceyears = |rank = |unit = |commands = |battles = |awards = |military_blank1 = |military_data1 = |military_blank2 = |military_data2 = |military_blank3 = |military_data3 = |military_blank4 = |military_data4 = |military_blank5 = |military_data5 = }} Alton Asa Lennon (August 17, 1906{{spaced ndash}}December 28, 1986) of Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1953 and 1954, and later, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing North Carolina's 7th congressional district from 1957 to 1973. Lennon was one of the very few former United States Senators in modern times (the only other examples being James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. from New York, Claude Pepper from Florida, and Garrett Withers from Kentucky) to be elected to the House after their Senate careers. (Matthew M. Neely from West Virginia was also elected to the House after his Senate career, but he had been elected to the House before his Senate career as well.) Lennon was born in Wilmington, New Hanover County, N.C., August 17, 1906. He was the son of Rosser Yates Lennon and Minnie (High) Lennon. He attended the public schools, and graduated from Wake Forest College in 1929. He was admitted to the bar in 1929 and began practice in Wilmington. He married Karine Welch on October 12, 1933. Lennon served as the judge of New Hanover County Recorder's Court from 1934–1942. He was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 1947, and served until 1951. Lennon was appointed on July 10, 1953, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Willis Smith and served from July 10, 1953, to November 28, 1954. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the nomination in 1954 to fill the vacancy. He resumed law practice, then was elected as a Democrat to the 85th Congress, and was reelected to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1973).[1] Lennon was known as one of North Carolina's most conservative politicians. Lennon voted in Congress against civil rights and social legislation, although about half of the constituents in his district were African-Americans or Native Americans. In 1966, he was the only Southerner to vote against citing seven Ku Klux Klan leaders for contempt of Congress. He said, "I never heard it said that Klansmen were subversive or affiliated with any foreign government to overthrow the United States." In 1966, Mr. Lennon urged that North Vietnamese ports be bombed, and in 1967 he called for the Justice Department to prosecute Stokely Carmichael, the black activist, for making statements against the military draft.[2] He declined to seek reelection in 1972. In 1976, the Federal Building and Courthouse at Wilmington was named in his honor. Although he was a Democrat, Mr. Lennon campaigned for the re-election of Senator Jesse Helms, the conservative Republican, in 1978. He was a resident of Wilmington, N.C., until his death there December 28, 1986. References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=l000240 |title=LENNON, Alton Asa, (1906 - 1986) |accessdate=2018-05-14}} {{Find a Grave|8065988}}{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-sen}}{{U.S. Senator box2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/12/30/obituaries/alton-asa-lennon-dies-at-80-was-a-carolina-congressman.html |title=Alton Asa Lennon Dies at 80; Was a Carolina Congressman |accessdate=2018-05-14}} | state = North Carolina | before = Willis Smith | years = July 10, 1953 – November 28, 1954 | class = 2 | after = William Kerr Scott | alongside = Clyde Roark Hoey, Sam Ervin }}{{s-par|us-hs}}{{USRepSuccessionBox| state=North Carolina| district=7| before=Frank Ertel Carlyle| years=1957–1973| after=Charlie Rose }}{{s-end}}{{USSenNC}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Lennon, Alton}} 10 : 1906 births|1986 deaths|United States Senators from North Carolina|Appointed United States Senators|Members of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina|North Carolina Democrats|Wake Forest University alumni|Democratic Party United States Senators|Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives|20th-century American politicians |
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