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Leonard Ray Blanton

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Leonard Ray Blanton

Birth
Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
Death
22 Nov 1996 (aged 66)
Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA
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Tennessee Governor, US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Tennessee's 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1967 to 1973. He then served as Governor of Tennessee from 1975 until 1979. He was removed from office for selling pardons, and later served 23 months in prison after being convicted of conspiring to sell liquor licenses.
Tennessee Governor, US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent Tennessee's 7th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1967 to 1973. He then served as Governor of Tennessee from 1975 until 1979. He was removed from office for selling pardons, and later served 23 months in prison after being convicted of conspiring to sell liquor licenses.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: grave hunter
  • Added: Nov 9, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6914771/leonard_ray-blanton: accessed ), memorial page for Leonard Ray Blanton (10 Apr 1930–22 Nov 1996), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6914771, citing Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery, Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.