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George Turner (February 25, 1850 – January 26, 1932) was a jurist and diplomat who served one term as a United States senator from Washington. Born in Edina, Missouri , he attended the common schools and served as a military telegraph operator with the Union Army from 1861 to 1865.
United States presidents typically fill their Cabinets and other appointive positions with people from their own political party.The first Cabinet formed by the first president, George Washington, included some of Washington's political opponents, but later presidents adopted the practice of filling their Cabinets with members of the president's party.
His switch became the only time in US history that a party switch resulted in a change of party control of the Senate. [29] [30] Robert M. La Follette Jr. Wisconsin: May 1934: 74th: Republican: Wisconsin Progressive: Co-founded the Wisconsin Progressive Party and was re-elected to Senate on that ticket in 1934 and 1940. [31] 1946: 79th ...
1999 – Bob Smith, U.S. senator from New Hampshire (1990–2003), left the Republican Party on July 13, 1999, while running for the party's presidential nomination; became an independent and declared himself a candidate for the U.S. Taxpayers Party presidential nomination and an independent candidate. On November 1, 1999, he returned to the ...
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Turner's Celebration of Life is slated for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Donald H. Turner Jr. Public Works Building — the impressive structure he helped bring to fruition — in Milton.
The Democratic Party is making progress on education, gun safety, economic recovery and climate preservation while fighting for restoration of reproductive, LGBTQ+ and voting rights.
Party Years in office Prior experience John J. Carson: Republican [3] September 28, 1948 – March 31, 1953 Journalist, The Baltimore Sun [4] Stephen J. Spingarn: Democratic: October 25, 1950 – September 25, 1953 Assistant General Counsel, Department of the Treasury [5] Caspar Weinberger: Republican December 31, 1969 – August 6, 1970