Allen J. Ellender

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American politician (1890-1972)

United States PoliticiansLived 1890 to 1972 · aged 81

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S. senator from Louisiana from 1937 until his death in 1972. He was a Democrat who was originally allied with Huey Long. As Senator he had a generally conservative record, voting 77% of the time with the Conservative Coalition on domestic issues.

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Allen Joseph Ellender was an American politician and lawyer who was a U.S. senator from Louisiana from 1937 until his death in 1972. He was a Democrat who was originally allied with Huey Long. As Senator he had a generally conservative record, voting 77% of the time with the Conservative Coalition on domestic issues. A staunch segregationist, he signed the Southern Manifesto in 1956, voted against the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and opposed anti-lynching legislation in 1938. Unlike many Democrats he was not a "hawk" in foreign policy and opposed the Vietnam War.

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