Sam Ervin

Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896 - April 23, 1985) was United States Democratic Senator from the state of North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. He is famous for chairing two separate committees at the beginning and ending of his career that were critical in bringing down two powerful corrupt men: Senator Joe McCarthy in 1954 and President Richard M. Nixon in 1974.

External links

Congressional Biography (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000211)
Sen. Sam Ervin, Key Figure In Watergate Probe, Dies (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/stories/ervinobit.htm)

Preceded by: Clyde Roark Hoey	Senators from North Carolina	Succeeded by: Robert Burren Morgan
Served alongside: Alton Asa Lennon, William Kerr Scott, B. Everett Jordan, Jesse Helms

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