John Goodwin Tower (September 29, 1925 - April 5, 1991) was the first Republican United States senator from Texas since Reconstruction. He served from 1961 until his retirement in January 1985, after which time he was the chairman of the Reagan-appointed Tower Commission that investigated the Iran-Contra Affair. Wikipedia
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TOWER, JOHN GOODWIN (1925-1991). John Tower, United States senator, was born on September 29, 1925, in Houston, Texas, to Joe and Beryl (Goodwin) Tower. www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/print/TT/fto...
...TOWER, John Goodwin, (1925 - 1991) Senate Years of Service: 1961-1985 Party: Republican TOWER, John Goodwin, a Senator from Texas; born in Houston, ... bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000322
