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Philip Aloysius Hart

United States Senator from Michigan
In office 1959–1976
Preceded by	Charles E. Potter
Succeeded by	Donald W. Riegle, Jr.

Born	December 10, 1912 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Died	December 26, 1976 Washington D.C.
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Attorney

Philip Aloysius Hart (December 10, 1912–December 26, 1976) was a Democratic United States Senator from Michigan from 1959 until 1976. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Edward Potter ( October 30, 1916 – November 23, 1979) was a U Donald Wayne Riegle Jr (born February 4, 1938) is an American Politician from Michigan, who served as both a Congressman Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Bryn Mawr ( brin-mar is a Census-designated place (CDP in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. He was nicknamed the Conscience of the Senate.

He was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and attended Waldron Academy and parochial schools. Bryn Mawr ( brin-mar is a Census-designated place (CDP in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of He graduated from Georgetown University in 1934 and from the University of Michigan Law School in 1937. Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D The University of Michigan Law School ( Michigan Law) is the Law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. He was admitted to the Michigan bar in 1938 and practiced law in Detroit. A bar association is a Professional body of Lawyers Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their Jurisdiction During the Second World War, he served in the U.S. Army from 1941 until discharged in 1946 as a lieutenant colonel of Infantry. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. He was wounded during the D-Day assault on Utah Beach in Normandy, France. D-Day may also refer to Decimal Day in the United Kingdom. D-Day is a term often used in Military parlance to denote Utah Beach was the codename for one of the Allied landing beaches during the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, as part of Operation Overlord on 6 June Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

After the war, he was the Michigan Corporation Securities Commissioner from 1949 until his resignation in 1951. He was the State director of the Office of Price Stablization, 1951-1952, and the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1952-1953. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan is the Federal district court with Jurisdiction over of the eastern portion of the state He was legal advisor to the Governor of Michigan, 1953-1954, and Lieutenant Governor of Michigan, 1955-1958 under Soapy Williams. The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking executive officer in the U Gerhard Mennen Williams, also known as Soapy Williams, ( February 23 1911 February 2 1988) was a Politician from the

He was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1958, and was reelected in 1964 and 1970. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives There had been a call from conservatives in Michigan to recall Hart due to his stand on gun control and bussing, with bumper stickers reading "Recall cures Hart attacks. " The recall effort never got off the ground, and Hart remained in office. After deciding not to run for reelection to a fourth term in 1976, the Senate voted to name the new Congressional Building after him. It would have been the first federal government building named after someone still living. The vote was 99 to 0, with Hart abstaining. Just a few days later, though, he was dead. He died of cancer in 1976, a few days before his term would have expired and he would have retired. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Donald W. Riegle, Jr., who had just been elected to the seat for the next term, was named to fill Hart's seat for the remaining days of the congressional session. Donald Wayne Riegle Jr (born February 4, 1938) is an American Politician from Michigan, who served as both a Congressman

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The third of the United States Senate Office Buildings, the Hart Senate Office Building, was officially dedicated and named for Senator Hart in 1987. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives The Hart Senate Office Building, the third US Senate office building was built in the 1970s

The Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in Battle Creek, Michigan also bears his name, as does Detroit's Hart Plaza park and the Hart-Kennedy House, headquarters of the Michigan Democratic Party in Lansing. The Battle Creek Sanitarium, in Battle Creek, Michigan, United States, first opened on September 5, 1866 as the Western Health __NOEDITSECTION__ The Detroit International Riverfront is an area so designated by the nonprofit city sponsored managing entity the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy incorporated as a The Michigan Democratic Party is the state-level party of the United States Democratic Party in Michigan. He is interred in St. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery on Mackinac Island. Mackinac Island (ˈmækɨnɔː) is an island covering in land area belonging to the U

References

Philip Hart at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2008-01-25
The Political Graveyard

Preceded by Clarence A. Reid	Lieutenant Governor of Michigan 1955–1958	Succeeded by John B. Swainson
Preceded by Charles E. Potter	United States Senator (Class 1) from Michigan 1959 – 1976 Served alongside: Patrick V. McNamara, Robert P. Griffin	Succeeded by Donald W. Riegle, Jr.

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