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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]
Jul 20, 1998 · As a Democratic U.S. senator (1937–51), he endorsed the New Deal policies of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, rejected American isolationism in World War II, and supported legislation that created Social Security, minimum wages, and medical assistance for elderly people and handicapped children.
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.
During Claude Pepper's five decades of public service, he was a strong and effective advocate for millions of Americans in the areas of health care reform and economic security.
Jun 7, 2018 · As a state legislator, member of Congress and U.S. Senator, Claude Pepper is best known as the nation’s foremost champion of the elderly.
May 30, 1989 · Claude Pepper represented Florida in the U.S. Senate from 1936 to 1951, then spent 36 more years serving his Miami area district in the House of Representatives before dying at age 88 while still in office.
May 31, 1989 · WASHINGTON — Rep. Claude Pepper (D-Fla.), the oldest member of Congress and a man regarded by millions of elderly Americans as their personal champion, died Tuesday at the age of 88. Pepper had...
