Lloyd Bentsen
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| Lloyd Bentsen | |
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| 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury | |
| In office January 20, 1993 – December 22, 1994 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Nicholas F. Brady |
| Succeeded by | Robert Rubin |
| United States Senator from Texas |
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| In office January 3, 1971 – January 20, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Ralph Yarborough |
| Succeeded by | Bob Krueger |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 15th district |
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| In office December 4, 1948 – January 3, 1955 |
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| Preceded by | Milton West |
| Succeeded by | Joe M. Kilgore |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance | |
| In office January 3, 1987 – January 20, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Packwood |
| Succeeded by | Pat Moynihan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr. February 11, 1921 Mission, Texas |
| Died | May 23, 2006 (aged 85) Houston, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Beryl Ann Longino (1943–2006; until his death) |
| Alma mater | University of Texas Law School |
| Religion | Presbyterian (raised Baptist)[1] |
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| Service/branch | United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1942–1947 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 449th Bomb Group (15th Air Force) Reserves |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal |
Lloyd Bentsen (February 11, 1921 — May 23, 2006) was a Senator from Texas from 1971 to 1993 and was the United States Secretary of the Treasury under the Clinton administration from 1993 to 1994. He was a congressman from Texas from 1948 to 1955. He was also chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance from 1987 to 1993. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
He was the Vice Presidential running mate in the 1988 United States presidential election, but lost to Dan Quayle. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He died on May 23, 2006 in his home in Houston, Texas.[2][3][4]
References [change]
- ↑ "Candidates Share Similar Beliefs". San Jose Mercury News. September 10, 1988. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=SJ&s_site=mercurynews&p_multi=SJ&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB72E6054CF6E54&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D.
- ↑ "Clinton honors Bentsen at service". USA Today. May 31, 2006. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-30-clinton-bentsen_x.htm. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Former Senator, Treasury chief Bentsen dies". Reuters. May 23, 2006. http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=politicsNews&storyID=2006-05-23T171257Z_01_N23134216_RTRUKOC_0_US-BENTSEN.xml. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
- ↑ "Former Democratic Sen. Lloyd Bentsen dies". Houston Chronicle. May 23, 2006. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/3882583.html. Retrieved February 3, 2013.
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- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Lloyd Bentsen at Find a Grave, retrieved on 2013-02-03
- Oral History Interview with Lloyd Bentsen, from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
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