Sam Ervin

Dead

Born: 9/27/1896 in Morganton, North Carolina, USA
Died: 4/23/1985
Age: 88
Cause of death: emphysema

Full name: Samuel James Ervin Jr.
Noted For: U.S. representative (D-NC, 1946-47) and senator, (D-NC, 1954-74). Presided over Congress's investigation into the Watergate scandal.