Herbert S. Walters










































Herbert Sanford Walters
Herbert S. Walters.jpg

United States Senator
from Tennessee

In office
August 20, 1963 – November 3, 1964
Appointed by Frank G. Clement
Preceded by Estes Kefauver
Succeeded by Ross Bass
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives

In office
1934-1936

Personal details
Born
(1891-11-17)November 17, 1891
Jefferson County, Tennessee
Died August 17, 1973(1973-08-17) (aged 81)
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nationality American
Political party Democratic

Herbert Sanford Walters (November 17, 1891 – August 17, 1973) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from 1963 to 1964.


Walters was a native of Jefferson County, Tennessee. He was a graduate of the former Castle Heights Military Academy in Lebanon, Tennessee and attended Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee and the University of Tennessee.[1]


Walters earned his fortune as a highly successful contractor in roadbuilding.[2] He became a prominent banker in East Tennessee. He served a term in the Tennessee House of Representatives (1934 to 1936) prior to serving in the state Cabinet as Commissioner of Highways.[1]


Walters was appointed to the Senate on August 20, 1963 by Tennessee Governor Frank G. Clement, upon the death of Senator Estes Kefauver.[2][3] He was widely viewed as a much more conservative voice than Kefauver, who "was regarded one of the most liberal of Southern Democrats".[2] Only three months shy of 72 when assuming office, Walters was immediately assumed to be a caretaker who would show no interest in running for the balance of Kefauver's term in 1964, which proved to be correct. Political observers felt that Clement took this action in part because he intended to run for the office himself in 1964, which also proved to be correct, but was unwilling to face the consequences of appointing himself to the office in the interim, which would also led to his succession as governor by lieutenant governor Jared Maddux, an event which would have entailed additional consequences of its own. However, Clement failed to capture the Democratic nomination for the seat in the August 1964 Democratic primary, losing to Congressman Ross Bass.


Walters served his time in the Senate rather quietly, very much in the shadow of the state's senior senator, Albert Gore, Sr.. He supported most of the initiatives of Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson, who became President only three months after Walter's appointment to the Senate with the assassination of John F. Kennedy.


Like most senators from the South at that time, Walters voted against civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964.


Walters' term of service in the Senate ended on November 3, 1964, immediately after the election of his successor, Ross Bass, which is traditional with appointed senators who do not seek election.


Walters also served as a trustee of the University of Tennessee.[4] A biography of Walters, The Herbert Walters Story by author Howard Hill, was published at about the time of his Senate service. Walters is buried at Jarrnagin Cemetery in Morristown, Tennessee. Walters State Community College in Morristown is named in his honor.



References





  1. ^ ab United States Congress. "Herbert S. Walters (id: W000110)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abc "Walters Gets Kefauver's Senate Seat". The Courier-Post. Camden, New Jersey. UPI. August 20, 1963. p. 19. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
    open access publication – free to read


  3. ^ "Herbert S. Walters Fills Kefauver Seat". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, New York. AP. August 20, 1963. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
    open access publication – free to read


  4. ^ Staff (August 31, 1973). "Considered For Post". Kingsport News. Kingsport, Tennessee. p. 6. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
    open access publication – free to read




External links



  • Herbert S. Walters Papers, University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries









U.S. Senate
Preceded by
C. Estes Kefauver
U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Tennessee
1963–1964
Served alongside: Albert Gore
 Succeeded by
Ross Bass






















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