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John Tower

1925 - 1991

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John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was an American politician and military veteran who represented Texas in the United States Senate from 1961 to 1985. He was the first Republican elected to the U.S. Senate from Texas since Reconstruction. Tower is known for leading the Tower Commission, which investigated the Iran-Contra Affair in the Reagan administration. Born in Houston, Texas, Tower served in the Pacific Theater of World War II. After the war, he worked as a radio announcer and taught at Midwestern University (now Midwestern State University) in Wichita Falls. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). John Tower is the 18,508th most popular politician (down from 18,178th in 2024), the 15,133rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,498th in 2019) and the 1,195th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, John Tower ranks 18,508 out of 19,576. Before him are Sheldon Whitehouse, Daniel Günther, Barney Frank, Phil Bredesen, Annapurna Devi, and Gale Norton. After him are Pere Aragonès, Kapil Sibal, Tom Mboya, Søren Pape Poulsen, John W. Weeks, and Galan Erilich.

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Among people born in 1925, John Tower ranks 542. Before him are Maryon Pittman Allen, Dale Bumpers, Bill Eckersley, Peggy Cummins, Bill Dixon, and Russell Hoban. After him is Elena Verdugo. Among people deceased in 1991, John Tower ranks 287. Before him are Magnus Goodman, Natalie Schafer, Joan Caulfield, Lino Brocka, Sonny Carter, and Roberto Rojas. After him are Durga Khote, Mudashiru Lawal, Red Grange, and Cyril Knowles.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Tower ranks 15,139 out of 20,380. Before him are Beth Phoenix (1980), Johnny Boyd (1926), Riki Lindhome (1979), Taye Diggs (1971), Adam Curry (1964), and Dweezil Zappa (1969). After him are J. B. Smoove (1965), Dillon Francis (1987), Shawnacy Barber (1994), Samuel Bayer (1965), Tanya Tucker (1958), and Charles Frazier (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John Tower ranks 1,195. Before him are Jerry Moran (1954), George W. Norris (1861), Sheldon Whitehouse (1955), Barney Frank (1940), Phil Bredesen (1943), and Gale Norton (1954). After him are John W. Weeks (1860), Paul Sarbanes (1933), Dick Thornburgh (1932), Cindy Hyde-Smith (1959), Antonio Villaraigosa (1953), and Shannon Johnson (1974).

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