Harry P. Cain, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Harry P. Cain

American politician

Date of Birth: 10-Jan-1906

Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1979

Profession: politician, banker, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Harry P. Cain

  • Harry Pulliam Cain (January 10, 1906 – March 3, 1979) was a United States Senator from Washington who served as a Republican from 1946 to 1953.
  • Today, Cain is mainly remembered for his very conservative and often highly controversial views as a member of the Senate, and as a friend and supporter of Senator Joseph McCarthy, but that picture is incomplete.
  • Prior to his term in the Senate, he had served as the progressive, even liberal, Mayor of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.
  • Following his Senate term he was widely recognized as a defender of the civil liberties of individuals accused of being security risks during the Eisenhower Administration and as a community activist and moderate Republican until his death in 1979.
  • Cain was an orator and a writer of exceptional ability noted for his colorful, if often convoluted, style of speaking. In a 1972 interview Cain described himself as being, "...
  • basically a political pragmatist – from time to time and for different reasons a conservative, militant, liberal, moderate, purist, radical and now and again what some call a populist." Acknowledging that his career had been known for its inconsistencies, he said, "The record consists of doing the best I could when confronted by any situation demanding action."

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