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- Birth nameLawton Mainor Chiles Jr.
- Lawton Chiles is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He served as a United States Senator from 1971 to 1989 and as the 41st Governor of Florida from 1991 to 1998.
A Korean War veteran, Chiles later returned to Florida for law school and eventually opened his own private practice in 1955. Three years later, Chiles entered politics with a successful bid for the Florida House of Representatives in 1958, as a member of the Democratic Party.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Bazza the Beast
- SpouseRhea May Chiles(1951 - November 12, 1998) (his death, 4 children)
- United States Senator from Florida (January 3, 1971 - January 3, 1989).
- Maternal uncle of former United States Senator from North Carolina Kay Hagan.
- 41st Governor of the State of Florida (January 8, 1991 - December 12, 1998).
- Father of Rhea Chiles.
- Father-in-law of singer Gerry Polci.
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