Howard Henry Baker Jr. (November 15, 1925 – June 26, 2014) was an American politician and diplomat who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1967 to 1985. During his tenure, he rose to the rank of Senate Minority Leader and then Senate Majority Leader. A member of the Republican Party, Baker was the first Republican to be elected to the US Senate in Tennessee since the Reconstruction era.
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15 November 1925 Huntsville, Tennessee
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Died |
26 June 2014 (aged 88) Huntsville, Tennessee, U.S.
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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