Sam Ervin

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United States Senator and jurist

United States PoliticiansLived 1896 to 1985 · aged 88

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Samuel James Ervin Jr. S. senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A Southern Democrat, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl.

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Sam Ervin (right), as chair of the Senate Watergate Committee alongside Howard Baker (center) and Fred Thompson (left)

Entrance to Ervin Library at Western Piedmont Community College in Morganton

Ervin's Senate desk

A glimpse of Ervin's restored office

Awards 4

1973North Carolina Award

1973North Carolina Award for Public Service

Purple Heart

Silver Star

Connected to Sam 6

John EhleAlso won North Carolina Award

Hugh SheltonAlso won North Carolina Award for Public Service

Reynolds PriceAlso won North Carolina Award

James G. MartinAlso won North Carolina Award for Public Service

Kizzmekia CorbettAlso won North Carolina Award

William Barber IIAlso won North Carolina Award for Public Service

About this person

Samuel James Ervin Jr. was an American politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A Southern Democrat, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl. During his Senate career, Ervin was at first a staunch defender of Jim Crow laws and racial segregation, as the South's constitutional expert during the congressional debates on civil rights. However, unexpectedly, he became a liberal hero for his support of civil liberties. He is remembered for his work in the investigation committees that brought down Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 and especially for his leadership of the Senate committee's investigation of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974.

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