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Charles Harting Percy was born in Pensacola, the seat of Escambia County in far northwestern Florida, the son of Edward H. Percy and the former Elizabeth Harting. [6] His father, an Alabama native descended from illustrious colonial-era Mississippians and Virginians, was at various times an automobile salesman and bank cashier.
Charles H. Percy (1919–2011), United States Senator and businessman Charles "Don Carlos" Percy (1704–1794), founder of a wealthy lineage in the southern United States Charles Percy (MP) , British Member of Parliament for Tynemouth, 1918–1922
The senior Percy was the great-uncle of the writer Walker Percy (1916–1990), who wrote novels and essays; and William Armstrong Percy, III, an historian who became a gay activist beginning in the 1980s. Senator Charles H. Percy of Illinois was also a direct descendant of Charles "Don Carlos" Percy.
Incumbent Republican Senator Charles H. Percy ran for re-election to a fourth term in the United States Senate. Senator Percy was opposed by Democratic nominee Paul Simon , who was a United States Congressman from Illinois's 22nd congressional district .
Incumbent Republican United States Senator Charles H. Percy sought re-election to the United States Senate. Percy was opposed by Democratic nominee Roman Pucinski, a United States Representative from the Northwest Side of Chicago, whom he was able to defeat handily to win a second term.
Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Paul Douglas, seeking a fourth term in the United States Senate, faced off against Republican Charles H. Percy, a businessman and the 1964 Republican nominee for Governor of Illinois. A competitive election ensued, featuring campaign appearances by former vice president Richard M. Nixon on behalf of ...
Though Percy had been originally been expected to have an easy to reelection over Seith, a first-time candidate, the election quickly became competitive. As of 2023 [update] , this was the last time the Republicans won the Class 2 Senate seat in Illinois, and also the last time a Republican Senate candidate has carried Cook County .
Charles Percy Parkhurst was born in 1913 in Columbus, Ohio. He entered Oberlin College as a music major, then later a physics student, but after the science department prohibited him from conducting a personal research project, he transferred to Williams College .