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Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Miami area in the United States House of Representatives from 1963 until 1989. He was considered a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. [1] [2]
May 26, 2024 · Claude Pepper (born September 8, 1900, Dudleyville, Alabama, U.S.—died May 30, 1989, Washington, D.C.) was an American politician, known as a champion of the elderly, who served for more than 60 years in public office.
Executive Summary. Born into a plowboy’s life in rural Alabama, Claude Denson Pepper attained his dream of serving in Congress and of achieving a much wider, deeper and durable life of service.
May 31, 1989 · Claude Pepper, the unabashed liberal Representative and former United States Senator from Florida who became a champion of the elderly in a political career that spanned 60 years, died...
When Senator Claude Pepper was 15 years old he wrote “Claude Pepper, United States Senator” on the office wall of a justice of the peace who let him use his library at night. In 1928, Senator Pepper began his distinguished career of public service in the Florida House of Representatives.
Born on an Alabama farm in 1900, Claude Pepper became our nation’s most prominent advocate for older Americans. For over 40 years, first as a U.S. Senator from Florida and then as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, he staunchly defended two programs essential to older Americans.
May 23, 2018 · Claude Denson Pepper. Attorney, state representative, U.S. senator, and U.S. representative, Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989) worked tirelessly as the champion of the working class, the poor, and the elderly. Claude Denson Pepper was born September 8, 1900, on a farm near Dudleyville, Alabama.
