Lloyd Bentsen

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Lloyd Bentsen

American politician

Also known as: Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.

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In full:: Lloyd Millard Bentsen, Jr.

Born:: February 11, 1921, Mission, Texas, U.S.

Died:: May 23, 2006, Houston, Texas (aged 85)

Title / Office:: United States Senate (1971), United States; judge (1946-1948)

Political Affiliation:: Democratic Party

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Lloyd Bentsen (born February 11, 1921, Mission, Texas, U.S.—died May 23, 2006, Houston, Texas) was an American Democratic politician who was a longtime U.S. senator (1971–93) before serving as secretary of the treasury (1993–94) in the presidential administration of Bill Clinton. Bentsen was also the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for vice president in 1988, running on a ticket with Michael Dukakis. Bentsen, whose father was a millionaire landowner, was raised in McAllen, Texas. In 1942 he received a law degree from the University of Texas and joined the U.S. Army. He became a commissioned pilot, served in combat in Italy in ...(100 of 486 words)

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