Sam Ervin Autograph

Samuel James Ervin Jr. (September 27, 1896 – April 23, 1985) was an American politician. A Democrat, he served as a U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. A native of Morganton, he liked to call himself a "country lawyer", and often told humorous stories in his Southern drawl. During his Senate career, Ervin was a staunch defender of the Jim Crow laws and racial segregation, as the South's constitutional expert during the congressional debates on civil rights. Unexpectedly, he became a liberal hero for his support of civil liberties. He is remembered for his work in the investigation committees that brought down Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954 and especially for his investigation of the Watergate scandal in 1972 that led to the resignation of Richard Nixon. More about Sam Ervin

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Ervin was born in Morganton, North Carolina, the son of Laura Theresa (Powe) and Samuel James Ervin. He served in the U.S. Army in combat in France during World War I with the First Division at Cantigny and Soissons, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star and two Purple Hearts. He graduated from the University of North Carolina, where he was a member of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies, in 1917 and from Harvard Law School in 1922. Ervin was fond of joking that he was the only student ever to go through Harvard Law "backwards", because he took the third-year courses first, then the second-year courses, and finally the first-year courses.

Already admitted to the bar in 1919, before completing law school (later calling himself "a simple country lawyer"), Ervin entered politics straight out of Harvard. Even before he had received his degree, Democrats in Burke County, North Carolina had nominated him in absentia for the North Carolina House of Representatives, to which he was elected in 1922, 1924, and 1930. In 1927, in his role as attorney for Burke County, NC, Ervin served as the legal advisor to the local sheriff during the hunt for Broadus Miller, a black man believed to have murdered a teenaged white girl. The county officials invoked the outlaw provision of the North Carolina constitution which permitted any citizen to kill a declared outlaw without formal charges being brought. Miller was shot down while being pursued and his body displayed in the local courthouse square. Ervin was also elected and served as a state judge in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Read even more about Sam Ervin at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Sam Ervin

The most expensive item with a signature of Sam Ervin (Senator Sam Ervin Signed 1973 Typed Letter Watergate Investigator) was sold in July 2015 for $149.99 while the cheapest item (SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED NORTH CAROLINA SENATOR SAM ERVIN BOOK JUST A COUNTRY LAWYER H) found a new owner for $0.99 in January 2019. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2021 with an average selling price of $17.50 for an autographed item of Sam Ervin. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2014 with $82.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was July 2009. In average, an autographed item from Sam Ervin is worth $19.25.

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thumbnailSam Ervin - U.S. Senator from North Carolina - Signed 8x10 Photograph$51.00logo
thumbnailSam Ervin - U.S. Senator from North Carolina - Signed 8x10 Photograph, 1975$27.00logo
thumbnailSam Ervin - U.S. Senator from North Carolina - Signed First Day Cover$3.25logo
thumbnailSam Ervin - U.S. Senator from North Carolina - Signed Letter (TLS), 1955$16.50logo
thumbnailSam Ervin - U.S. Senator from North Carolina - Signed Letter (TLS), 1959$12.27logo
thumbnailSam Ervin - U.S. Senator from North Carolina - Signed Letter (TLS), 1961$18.50logo
thumbnailSam Ervin - U.S. Senator from North Carolina - Signed Letter (TLS), 1977$76.00logo
thumbnailSam Ervin Jr, Watergate Committee Chairman- Signed Letter, June 1973$30.00logo
thumbnailSAM ERVIN SIGNED AUTO FIRST DAY COVER (BAS/BECKETT) *E15969 $49.99logo
thumbnailSam Ervin signed photograph - famous North Carolina Senator$20.00logo
thumbnailSam Ervin, North Carolina Senator Signed 8 x 10 Photo, COA$82.00logo
thumbnailSam Ervin/North Carolina Senator/Watergate/WWI DSC/Signed$12.51logo
thumbnailSenator Sam Ervin Signed Autographed Personal Check Watergate Figure (d. 1985)$45.00logo
thumbnailWATERGATE &JFK: SAM ERVIN 1963 JFK Tribute signed by Chmn Senate Watergate Cmte $46.99logo
thumbnailWatergate, Senator Sam Ervin, signed typescript$29.99logo