Claude Pepper Senator

Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. In foreign policy he shifted from pro-Soviet in the 1940s to anti-Communist in the 1950s. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from November 4, 1936, to January 3, 1951, and the Miami area in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1963 until his death on May 30, 1989.In 2000, the United States Postal Service issued a 33¢ Distinguished Americans series postage stamp honoring Pepper.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 08, 1900
Birth place	Alabama , United States
Religion	Baptists
Date of death	May 30, 1989
Place of death	Washington D.C. , United States
Education	University of Alabama Harvard Law School

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party	Democratic Party (United States)
region	Florida's 18th congressional district Florida's 3rd congressional district Florida's 11th congressional district Florida Florida's 14th congressional district
seniority	United States Senator