Thomas Gore
American politician
Died when: 78 years 96 days (939 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Thomas Pryor Gore (December 10, 1870 – March 16, 1949) was an American politician who served as one of the first two United States senators from Oklahoma, from 1907 to 1921 and again from 1931 to 1937.
He first entered politics as an activist for the Populist Party, and continued this affiliation after he moved to Texas.
In 1899, just before moving to Oklahoma Territory to practice law in Lawton, he formally joined the Democratic Party and campaigned for William Jennings Bryan.
In the Senate, his anti-war beliefs caused him conflict with Democratic presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D.Roosevelt.Gore lost his eyesight during his youth.
He was the maternal grandfather of noted author Gore Vidal.
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