A Dictionary of American History

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Author: Thomas L. Purvis  | Date: 1995

Eagleton, Thomas Francis

Eagleton, Thomas Francis (b. St Louis, Mo., 24 September 1929) He served as US senator (Democrat, Mo., 1969–86). Chosen as vice-presidential candidate with George McGovern, he resigned on 31 July 1972 after the press reported he had suffered from severe depression and received electric-shock therapy during 1960–6. Sargent Shriver replaced him.

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Chicago: Thomas L. Purvis, "Eagleton, Thomas Francis," A Dictionary of American History in A Dictionary of American History (Cambridge, Mass.: Blackwell Reference, 1995), Original Sources, accessed May 2, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SVXARQECMUSBGFW.

MLA: Purvis, Thomas L. "Eagleton, Thomas Francis." A Dictionary of American History, in A Dictionary of American History, Cambridge, Mass., Blackwell Reference, 1995, Original Sources. 2 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SVXARQECMUSBGFW.

Harvard: Purvis, TL, 'Eagleton, Thomas Francis' in A Dictionary of American History. cited in 1995, A Dictionary of American History, Blackwell Reference, Cambridge, Mass.. Original Sources, retrieved 2 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=SVXARQECMUSBGFW.