Paul Simon (Politician)

@Paul Simon (Politician) - Senator from Illinois, Timeline and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Paul Simon was a United States Senator American University Of Oregon Political Scientists Leaders Political Leaders Sagittarius Celebrities Paul Martin Simon was a newspaperman, politician and an academician. During his school days, he was elected as the school president and lobbied successfully for a racially integrated admission policy. He started his career in a newspaper but soon turned his attention to politics. He became an effective legislator and was responsible for passing more amendments than anybody else during his tenure. He was keen on providing better governmental service to the people and was in many ways the people’s ombudsman. He championed the cause of increased investment in education and health and advocated fiscal conservatism in other areas. He was an advocate for civil rights and opposed the death penalty. He sought to end the embargo imposed on Cuba by the US and supported humanitarian mission to be sent to Rwanda in 1994 during the genocide there. He was condemned for having a socialist outlook on many policies and was not popular among his fellow congressmen. He had an incorruptible image and was referred to as “Reverend”. He proudly fashioned himself after the liberalism associated with Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. He wrote over twenty books in lifetime on various topics, such as interfaith marriages, global water shortages, etc.

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Birthday: November 29, 1928 Died on: December 9, 2003 Nationality: American Famous: Senator from Illinois, University Of Oregon, Political Scientists, Leaders, Political Leaders Spouses: Jeanne Hurley Simon, Patricia Derge Siblings: Arthur Simon Known as: Paul Martin Simon, Senator Paul Simon Information Detail Birthday November 29, 1928 Died on December 9, 2003 Nationality American Famous Senator from Illinois, University Of Oregon, Political Scientists, Leaders, Political Leaders Spouses Jeanne Hurley Simon, Patricia Derge Siblings Arthur Simon Known as Paul Martin Simon, Senator Paul Simon Childrens Martin Simon, Sheila Simon Universities University Of Oregon Dana College University of Oregon Notable Alumnis University Of Oregon Founder / Co-Founder Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Birth Place Eugene Religion Lutheranism Gender Male Father Martin Simon Mother Ruth Tolzmann Sun Sign Sagittarius Born in Eugene Famous as Senator from Illinois Died at Age 75

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On April 21 1960, Paul Simon married Jeanne Hurley, a Catholic. Both of them were serving in the Illinois House. They had two children, Sheila and Martin. Jeanne died in 2000. Unsplash Personal Life

In May 2001, while working as a professor at Southern Illinois University, he married Patricia Derge, widow of former Southern Illinois University President David Derge. Unsplash Personal Life

He passed away on December 9, 2003, at the age of 75, in Springfield, Illinois following a heart surgery. He was interred in Makanda, Illinois. Unsplash Personal Life

Paul Simon was born on November 29, 1928, to Martin Simon, a Lutheran minister, and Ruth Tolzmann, a Lutheran missionary. They instilled in him a strict sense of Christian morality. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He attended public schools in Eugene and the Concordia Academy High School in Portland, Oregon, after which he enrolled at the University of Oregon, and Dana College, Nebraska but couldn’t finish his graduation. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1948, he borrowed money to take over and run the newspaper, ‘Troy Call’ renaming it as ‘Troy Tribune’, and subsequently he established a string of 14 weekly newspapers. Unsplash Career

He used the Tribune to expose gambling, prostitution and government corruption and was called to testify as a witness before the US Senate's Crime Investigating Committee. Unsplash Career

In 1951, he left the newspaper industry and enlisted in the US Army. He worked as a special agent along the Iron Curtain in Europe for the Counter-Intelligence Corps and was discharged in 1953. Unsplash Career

Paul Simon, a democrat, started his political career in 1955, with his election to the Illinois House of Representatives at the young age of 26. Unsplash Career

In 1963, he was elected to Illinois State Senate and was one of the key sponsors of the State’s Open Meetings Law and the legislation creating the Illinois Arts Council. Unsplash Career

Paul Simon was one of the main sponsors of the Missing Children Act of 1982 which led to the formation of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Unsplash Major Works

His effort to curtail television violence resulted in setting standards on violence by broadcasting networks, the Parental Advisory System and an independent monitoring system in 1994. Unsplash Major Works

He wrote a well-researched book, ‘Lincoln’s Preparation for Greatness: The Illinois Legislative Years’. He had referred to original documents from Lincoln’s tenure in the General Assembly and the book was well received nation-wide. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	November 29, 1928
Died on	December 9, 2003
Nationality	American
Famous	Senator from Illinois, University Of Oregon, Political Scientists, Leaders, Political Leaders
Spouses	Jeanne Hurley Simon, Patricia Derge
Siblings	Arthur Simon
Known as	Paul Martin Simon, Senator Paul Simon
Childrens	Martin Simon, Sheila Simon
Universities	University Of Oregon Dana College University of Oregon
Notable Alumnis	University Of Oregon
Founder / Co-Founder	Paul Simon Public Policy Institute
Birth Place	Eugene
Religion	Lutheranism
Gender	Male
Father	Martin Simon
Mother	Ruth Tolzmann
Sun Sign	Sagittarius
Born in	Eugene
Famous as	Senator from Illinois
Died at Age	75

Paul Simon (Politician)

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Nov 29, 1928

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