John Tower
Senator
John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 – April 5, 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction. He served from 1961 until his retirement on January 3, 1985, after which time he was appointed as the chairman of the Reagan-appointed Tower Commission that investigated the Iran-Contra Affair. He was George Herbert Walker'>George Herbert Walker Bush's nominee for Secretary of Defense in 1989 but was rejected by the Senate, 53–47.
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| Birth date | September 29, 1925 |
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| Date of death | April 05, 1991 |
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| Place of death | Georgia (U.S. state) , Brunswick Georgia |
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| Education | Southern Methodist University London School of Economics United States Navy Reserve Beaumont High School (Beaumont Texas) |
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