Walter M. Haynes

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Walter M. Haynes ( October 2, 1897 - May 29, 1967 ) was an American politician . Between 1949 and 1953 he served as President of the State Senate until 1951 and was actually Vice-Governor of the State of Tennessee .

Career

Nothing is known about the youth and school education of Walter Haynes. There is also no information in the sources about his career outside of politics. He lived at least temporarily in Winchester , Franklin County . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party . Between 1931 and 1933 and again from 1935 to 1939 he was a member of the House of Representatives and President of Tennessee . From 1949 to 1953 he was a member and president of the State Senate. In that capacity, he was Deputy Governor Gordon Browning . With this he held the de facto and from 1951 also officially the office of Vice Governor. This post did not officially exist in Tennessee until then, even if its tasks were performed by the Senate President. Since 1951, the respective President of the State Senate has also been officially Vice-Governor of the state.

In July 1952 he took part as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , where Adlai Stevenson was nominated as a presidential candidate. After leaving the office of President of the Senate and Vice-Governor, Haynes no longer appeared politically. He died on May 29, 1967.

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SURNAME Haynes, Walter M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1897
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 1967