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Paul G. Hatfield
Paul Gerhart Hatfield, an American politician of the Democratic Party and a United States Senator from Montana; born in Great Falls, Montana, April 29, 1928; educated in the public schools; attended College of Great Falls 1947-1950; served in the United States Army 1951-1953; graduated, University of Montana Law School, Missoula, Montana 1955; admitted to the Montana bar in 1955 and commenced practice in Great Falls; chief deputy county attorney, Cascade County 1959-1960; judge of the Eighth Judicial District 1961-1976; chief justice, Montana Supreme Court 1977-1978; appointed on January 22, 1978, by Montana Governor Thomas Lee Judge, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lee Metcalf for the term ending January 3, 1979, and served from January 22, 1978, until his resignation December 14, 1978; unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1978 to a six-year term; United States federal judge for the District of Montana; was a resident of Great Falls, Mont., until his d
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