Please answer the following question: What key details about pete turnham can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: pete benton turnham -lrb- born january 1 , 1921 -rrb- is a former politician in the american state of alabama . turnham was born in penton , alabama to joseph henry and fannie may -lrb- nee sessions -rrb- turnham . after attending schools in abanda , alabama and milltown , alabama , he attended auburn university -lrb- then alabama polytechnic institute -rrb- . he served in the united states army during world war ii where he also attended the university of paris . he would later retire as a captain in the infantry reserve in 1959 , having commanded combat infantry units in europe during the war . for his service he was awarded a bronze star . after the war at attended classes at pennsylvania state university , and was employed by the marshall and bruce company , as a sales representative . turnham started off his political career as a member of the lee county school board , from which he served from 1955 to 1958 . in 1958 he was elected to the alabama house of representatives , representing lee county -lrb- district 79 -rrb- , as a democrat . he would serve until 1998 , with his 40 years being the longest in the state 's history . he was known for introducing legislation regarding education and agriculture , and upon completion of his term was bestowed the term '' dean of the alabama legislature '' in recognition of his long service in a resolution . during his time he also served , among many , on the education committee and as vice-chairman of the ways and means committee . he is married to netye kathryn earnest and has four children with her , including alabama politician joe turnham . he is a baptist and , as of 2014 , resides in auburn . during his legislative term he also served as president of alabama contract sales . he was also associated with the gamma sigma delta honor society of agriculture and phi delta kappa honor society of education . he was recognized by his alma mater , auburn university , in 1998 with the legislative action network with its first ever legislative tiger award . in 2003 , he...
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- profession is travelling salesman , education advocate- branch is united states army- state house is alabama- party is democratic- spouse is netye kathryn earnest -lrb- m. 1943 -rrb-- battles is world war ii- district is 79th- term end is 1998- term start is 1958- state is alabama- name is pete b. turnham- image size is 160px- birth date is 1 january 1921- serviceyears is 1944 -- 1959- birth place is penton , alabama , u.s.- rank is captain- alma mater is auburn university