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James R. Mann, South Carolina Congressman Who Worked on Nixon Impeachment, Dies at 90

James R. Mann, a South Carolina congressman who played a critical role in drafting the articles of impeachment against Richard M. Nixon and emerged as one of the South’s most eloquent voices on the matter, died Monday in Greenville, S.C. He was 90.

The cause was Alzheimer’s disease, his son James Jr. told The Associated Press.

Mr. Mann, a previously obscure legislator who had never held a leadership position in the House, unexpectedly took center stage during the post-Watergate impeachment hearings held by the House Judiciary Committee in late July 1974....
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