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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 444 

Relative to the death of Harlan Mathews, former United States Senator 

for the State of Tennessee. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 13, 2014 

Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself, Mr. CORKER, Mr. REID, Mr. MCCONNELL, Ms. 

AYOTTE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. BENNET, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BOXER, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. 

CASEY, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. COATS, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. 

COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. 

FLAKE, Mr. FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, 

Mrs. HAGAN, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HEITKAMP, 

Mr. HELLER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, 

Mr. JOHANNS, Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin, Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KING, Mr. KIRK, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Ms. LANDRIEU, 

Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 

MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. 

NELSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, 

Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. 

SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. 

SHELBY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. 

UDALL of Colorado, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. VITTER, Mr. 

WALSH, Mr. WARNER, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, 

and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of Harlan Mathews, former United 

States Senator for the State of Tennessee. 


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Whereas Harlan Mathews served in the United States Navy 

during World War II from 1944 to 1946; 

Whereas in 1950 Harlan Mathews began his career in public 

service by working as an advisor to Governor Gordon 

Browning, and between 1950 and 1987 would serve as a 

top advisor to four governors of the State of Tennessee; 

Whereas Harlan Mathews also served as Tennessee’s Commissioner of Finance, and in 1974 was elected State 

Treasurer by the Tennessee General Assembly; 

Whereas in 1993, while serving as a Deputy Governor, Governor Ned McWherter appointed Harlan Mathews to the 

United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by former 

Senator Al Gore being elected Vice President of the 

United States; 

Whereas Harlan Mathews served on the Energy and Natural 

Resources and the Foreign Relations Committees; 

Whereas during his tenure in the United States Senate, Harlan Mathews served with distinction and integrity, and 

worked to be a quiet force for good for those he represented; Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound 

2 sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death 

3 of the Honorable Harlan Mathews, former member of the 

4 United States Senate. 

5 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate commu6 nicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives 

7 and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 

8 deceased. 


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1 Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it 

2 stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem3 ory of the Honorable Harlan Mathews. 

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