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Chan Gurney
Official portrait, c. 1947
Chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee
In office
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Preceded byNone (position created)
Succeeded byMillard Tydings
Secretary of the Senate Republican Conference
In office
September 30, 1945 – January 3, 1946
LeaderWallace H. White Jr.
Preceded byHarold Hitz Burton
Succeeded byMilton Young
United States Senator
from South Dakota
In office
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1951
Preceded byGladys Pyle
Succeeded byFrancis H. Case
Personal details
Born(1896-05-21)May 21, 1896
Yankton, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedMarch 9, 1985(1985-03-09) (aged 88)
Yankton, South Dakota, U.S.
Resting placeYankton Cemetery, Yankton, SD
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEvelyn Bordeno (m. 1917-1985, his death)
Children3
OccupationBusinessman
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of service1917-1919
RankSergeant
UnitCompany A, 34th Engineer Regiment
Battles/warsWorld War I

John Chandler "Chan" Gurney (May 21, 1896 – March 9, 1985) was an American businessman and politician from South Dakota. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Senator from 1939 to 1951.

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Chan Gurney

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John Chandler "Chan" Gurney (May 21, 1896 – March 9, 1985) was an American businessman and politician from South Dakota. A Republican, he was most notable...

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National Security Act of 1947

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1947, and in the Senate on March 3, 1947. Senator Chan Gurney was the bill's sponsor. Senator Gurney, as chairman of the Senate Committee on Armed Services...

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Chan Gurney Municipal Airport

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Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (IATA: YKN, ICAO: KYKN, FAA LID: YKN) is a regional airport located three miles north of Yankton, in Yankton County, South...

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1938 United States Senate elections in South Dakota

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Berry. In the Republican primary, businessman Chan Gurney won a slim plurality in a crowded primary. Gurney narrowly defeated Berry to win his first of...

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1944 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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Dakota took place on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Republican Senator Chan Gurney ran for re-election to a second term. He faced a strong challenge in...

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1944 United States Senate elections

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McKaine (Prog. Democratic) 3.2% South Dakota Chan Gurney Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Y Chan Gurney (Republican) 63.9% ▌George M. Bradshaw (Democratic)...

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James Forrestal

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Press: 1982.[ISBN missing][page needed] "Letter from James Forrestal to Chan Gurney". Committee on Armed Services, Records of the U.S. Senate. U.S. National...

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List of United States senators from South Dakota

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Pyle 8 76th 10 Elected in 1938. Jan 3, 1939 – Jan 3, 1951 Republican Chan Gurney 9 77th 6 Harlan J. Bushfield Republican Jan 3, 1943 – Sep 27, 1948 Elected...

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Culture of the United States

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September 21, 2021, at the Wayback Machine. Letter from James Forrestal to Chan Gurney. "What does Selective Service provide for America?". Selective Service...

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1936 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by businessman Chan Gurney, who defeated former Congressman Charles A. Christopherson in the Republican...

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1938 United States Senate elections

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Ohio Robert J. Bulkley Robert A. Taft South Dakota Herbert E. Hitchcock Chan Gurney Tennessee George L. Berry Tom Stewart Wisconsin F. Ryan Duffy Alexander...

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List of airports in South Dakota

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Winner Regional Airport (Bob Wiley Field) GA 27 Yankton YKN YKN KYKN Chan Gurney Municipal Airport GA 15 Other public use airports (not listed in NPIAS)...

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Senate Republican Conference

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1927–1941 Wallace H. White Jr. Maine 1941–1944 Harold Burton Ohio 1944–1945 Chan Gurney South Dakota 1945–1946 Milton Young North Dakota 1946–1971 Norris Cotton...

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1950 United States Senate elections

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Elmer Thomas Mike Monroney Pennsylvania Francis J. Myers James H. Duff South Dakota Chan Gurney Francis Case Utah Elbert D. Thomas Wallace F. Bennett...

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Millard Tydings

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Maryland House of Delegates 1920 Succeeded by John L. G. Lee Preceded by Chan Gurney Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee 1949–1951 Succeeded by...

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United States congressional delegations from South Dakota

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Herbert E. Hitchcock (D) 75th (1937–1939) Gladys Pyle (R) 76th (1939–1941) Chan Gurney (R) 77th (1941–1943) Harlan J. Bushfield (R) 78th (1943–1945) 79th (1945–1947)...

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1936 United States Senate elections

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Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Y William J. Bulow (Democratic) 48.8% ▌Chan Gurney (Republican) 46.8% Tennessee Nathan L. Bachman Democratic 1933 (Appointed)...

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United States Senate Committee on Armed Services

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Chair Party State Years Chan Gurney Republican South Dakota 1947–1949 Millard E. Tydings Democratic Maryland 1949–1951 Richard Russell Jr. Democratic...

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79th United States Congress

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(Chairman: Richard B. Russell; Ranking Member: Hiram W. Johnson then Chan Gurney) Indian Affairs (Chairman: Joseph C. O'Mahoney; Ranking Member: Robert...

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80th United States Congress

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Bridges; Ranking Member: Kenneth McKellar) Armed Services (Chairman: Chan Gurney; Ranking Member: Millard E. Tydings) Banking and Currency (Chairman:...

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1950 United States Senate election in South Dakota

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Dakota took place on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Republican senator Chan Gurney ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged in the Republican...

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Gladys Pyle

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nomination for a full term, and the general election was won by Republican Chan Gurney. Because he lost the Democratic nomination, a quirk in South Dakota law...

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77th United States Congress

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M. La Follette Jr.) Printing (Chairman: Carl Hayden; Ranking Member: Chan Gurney) Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Theodore F. Green; Ranking Member:...

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List of eponyms of airports

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sculptor, architect and activist Chan Gurney Municipal Airport Yankton United States: South Dakota John Chandler Gurney Chania International Airport - "Ioannis...

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