Samuel James "Sam" Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896 – April 23, 1985) was a Democratic Senator from North Carolina from 1954 until 1974. A native of Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl. Between 1954 and 1974, Ervin was the most talented legal defender of the Jim Crow laws and racial segregation, as the South's constitutional expert during the congressional debates on civil rights.

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  • Samuel James Ervin Jr. war von 1954 bis 1974 ein demokratischer Senator des US-Bundesstaates North Carolina. Er führte den Vorsitz des Watergate-Untersuchungsausschusses.
  • Samuel James "Sam" Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896 – April 23, 1985) was a Democratic Senator from North Carolina from 1954 until 1974. A native of Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl. Between 1954 and 1974, Ervin was the most talented legal defender of the Jim Crow laws and racial segregation, as the South's constitutional expert during the congressional debates on civil rights. 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 his investigation in 1972 of the Watergate scandal that led to the resignation in 1974 of President Richard Nixon.
  • Samuel James "Sam" Ervin, Jr. , född 27 september 1896 i Morganton, North Carolina, död 23 april 1985 i Winston-Salem, North Carolina, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker och jurist. Han representerade delstaten North Carolina i båda kamrarna av USA:s kongress, först i representanthuset 1946–1947 och sedan i senaten 1954–1974. Han ledde senatens undersökning av Watergateaffären. Han var bror till kongressledamoten Joseph Wilson Ervin. Ervin utexaminerades 1917 från University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Han tjänstgjorde sedan i Frankrike i första världskriget. Han avlade 1922 sin juristexamen vid Harvard Law School. Han arbetade sedan som advokat i Morganton och senare som domare. Han fyllnadsvaldes 1946 till representanthuset. Han efterträddes 1947 som kongressledamot av Hamilton C. Jones. Ervin tjänstgjorde som domare i North Carolinas högsta domstol 1948–1954. Senator Clyde R. Hoey avled 1954 i ämbetet och efterträddes av Ervin. Han var med i utskottet som undersökte Joseph McCarthy år 1954. I samband med Watergateaffären förrättades ett specialutskott med Ervin som ordförande som undersökte skandalen. Watergateutskottet eller Ervinutskottet hette officiellt United States Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities. Utskottet publicerade den 27 juni 1974 en 1 250 sidor lång rapport, Report on Presidential Campaign Activities. President Richard Nixon avgick i augusti 1974 på grund av Watergateaffären. Senator Ervin avgick den 31 december 1974, några dagar före mandatperiodens slut. Efterträdaren Robert Burren Morgan tillträdde enligt den ursprungliga tidtabellen några dagar senare. Ervin var presbyterian och frimurare. Han gravsattes på Forest Hill Cemetery i Morganton.
  • Fichier:Sam Ervin. jpg Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. était un homme politique américain. Il est élu sénateur démocrate de la Caroline du Nord en 1954, mandat qu'il occupe jusqu'en Modèle:Date. Il s'oppose à la législation des droits civiques et signe en 1956, avec plusieurs élus du Deep South, le Southern Manifesto, déclaration contre la décision de la Cour suprême d'interdire la ségrégation raciale dans les écoles. Parallèlement, il défend les libertés civiles contre les intrusions du pouvoir fédéral. En 1973, il est choisi par la majorité démocrate du Sénat pour présider le comité d'enquête sénatorial sur l'affaire du Watergate pour sa connaissance du droit, et car il ne brigue pas de nouveau mandat.
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  • Samuel James Ervin Jr. war von 1954 bis 1974 ein demokratischer Senator des US-Bundesstaates North Carolina. Er führte den Vorsitz des Watergate-Untersuchungsausschusses.
  • Samuel James "Sam" Ervin, Jr. , född 27 september 1896 i Morganton, North Carolina, död 23 april 1985 i Winston-Salem, North Carolina, var en amerikansk demokratisk politiker och jurist. Han representerade delstaten North Carolina i båda kamrarna av USA:s kongress, först i representanthuset 1946–1947 och sedan i senaten 1954–1974. Han ledde senatens undersökning av Watergateaffären. Han var bror till kongressledamoten Joseph Wilson Ervin.
  • Samuel James "Sam" Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896 – April 23, 1985) was a Democratic Senator from North Carolina from 1954 until 1974. A native of Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl. Between 1954 and 1974, Ervin was the most talented legal defender of the Jim Crow laws and racial segregation, as the South's constitutional expert during the congressional debates on civil rights.
  • Fichier:Sam Ervin. jpg Sam Ervin Samuel James Ervin Jr. était un homme politique américain. Il est élu sénateur démocrate de la Caroline du Nord en 1954, mandat qu'il occupe jusqu'en Modèle:Date. Il s'oppose à la législation des droits civiques et signe en 1956, avec plusieurs élus du Deep South, le Southern Manifesto, déclaration contre la décision de la Cour suprême d'interdire la ségrégation raciale dans les écoles.
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