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Charles H. Percy

Personal data
Date of birthSeptember 27, 1919(age 91)
Place of birthPensacola, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJeanne Dickerson (deceased)
Loraine Guyer
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
ReligionChristian Science
Military service
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II
In officeJanuary 3, 1967 - January 3, 1985
Succeeded byPaul M. Simon
Preceded byPaul Douglas

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Charles Harting "Chuck" Percy (born September 27, 1919) was chairman of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964 and United States Senator from Illinois from 1967 to 1985. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Since August 24, 2010, Percy is the second-oldest living Senator over all, and the oldest living Republican Senator. While initially active after leaving office, in recent years Percy has suffered from Alzheimer's disease.

Charles H Percy Video

September 24, 1897. Edison Manufacturing Co. Performers: James T. Kelley, Dorothy Kent Director: William Heise James T. Kelly and Dorothy Kent of Waite's Comedy Company, perform the famous "Bowery Dance." This dance was a popular vaudeville routine for many years. The couple portrays a couple of drunk low lives often found among the dives that used to be all over the Bowery and the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The origins of this particular dance has interesting roots back in nineteenth century Paris. See the information that accompanies the posted film ''A 'Tough' Dance 1902'' for a full description. Apparently, Kelly and Kent were regular performers for the Chase Vaudeville Theater in New York, part of BF Keith's chain of American vaudeville theaters. Too bad this film isn't longer. BOWERY WALTZ (Lyrics: Charles H. Hoyt, Music: Percy Gaunt) From the 1891 musical ''A Trip to Chinatown'' Oh! The night that I struck New York I went out for a quiet walk Folks who are ''on to'' the city say Better by far that I took Broadway But I was out to enjoy the sights There was the Bow'ry ablaze with lights I had one of the devil's own nights I'll never go there any more. Chorus: The Bow'ry, the Bow'ry They say such things and they do strange things, On the Bow'ry! The Bow'ry! I'll never go there any more. I had walked but a block or two, When up came a fellow and me he knew Then a policeman came walking by Chased him away and I asked him, ''Why?'' ''Wasn't he pulling your leg <b>...</b>
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CBS42--Moss' presence alone opened doors for -Percy- Harvin and Visanthe Shiancoe, and stretched the field immensely. He immediately took Harvin under his wing when ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:27:49 GMT+00:00
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Appalachian State University---Charles H-. -Percy- (R-Ill.) and Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) in 1977 to promote energy efficiency throughout the United States. ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:28:43 GMT+00:00
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OpEdNews--Four of the Senate's more popular leaders, -Charles H-. -Percy- from Illinois, James Abdnor from South Dakota, Adlai Stevenson from Illinois and J. William ... - Date : Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:32:19 GMT+00:00
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Diario de Alcalá--16.45 -h-. (vie. a dom.) -Percy- Jackson y el ladrón del rayo. 17.30 -h- (vie. a dom.) El mal ajeno. 20.15 y 22.40 -h- (vie. a dom.) / 20.15 y 22.15 -h-. (lun. a jue. ... - Date : Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:47:41 GMT+00:00

United States Senate
Preceded by
Paul Douglas
United States Senator from Illinois
Served alongside: Everett Dirksen, Ralph Tyler Smith,
Adlai Stevenson III, Alan J. Dixon

1967-1985
Succeeded by
Paul Simon
Political offices
Preceded by
Frank Church
Idaho
Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
1981-1985
Succeeded by
Richard Lugar
Indiana

United States Senators from Illinois

Class 2: Thomas * McLean * Baker * Robinson * McRoberts * Semple * S. Douglas * Browning * Richardson * Yates * Logan * Davis * Cullom * Lewis * McCormick * Deneen * Lewis * Slattery * Brooks * P. Douglas * Percy * Simon * Durbin
Class 3: Edwards * McLean * Kane * Ewing * Young * Breese * Shields * Trumbull * Oglesby * Logan * Farwell * Palmer * Mason * Hopkins * Lorimer * Sherman * McKinley * Glenn * Dieterich * Lucas * Dirksen * Smith * Stevenson III * Dixon * Moseley Braun * Fitzgerald * Obama * Burris

United States presidential election, 1968

Democratic Party1968 Democratic National Convention
CandidatesBranigin * Crommelin * Fisher * Humphrey (campaign) * R. Kennedy (campaign) * Johnson * Lynch * McCarthy (campaign) * McGovern * Moore * Smathers * Young
VP CandidatesMuskie
Republican Party1968 Republican National Convention
CandidatesCarlson * Case * Fong * Lindsay * Nixon (campaign) * Reagan * Rhodes * N. Rockefeller * W. Rockefeller * Romney (campaign) * Stassen * Volpe
VP CandidatesAgnew * Brooke * Bush * Chafee * Evans * Finch * Hatfield * Javits * Love * Morton * Percy * Tower
Third PartyAmerican Independent Party
CandidateWallace (campaign)
VP CandidateLeMay



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