Joseph Tydings
Joseph Tydings | |
|---|---|
| United States Senator from Maryland | |
| In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | J. Glenn Beall |
| Succeeded by | J. Glenn Beall Jr. |
| United States Attorney for the District of Maryland | |
| In office 1961 – November 21, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Leon H. A. Pierson |
| Succeeded by | Robert H. Kernon |
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Harford County district | |
| In office 1955–1961 | |
| Succeeded by | W. Lester Davis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Davies Cheesborough May 4, 1928 |
| Died | October 8, 2018 (aged 90) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Virginia Reynolds Campbell
(m. 1955; div. 1974) |
| Relations | Millard Tydings (stepfather) |
| Children | 5, including Alexandra |
| Alma mater | University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1946-1948 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Unit | 6th Constabulary Regiment |
| Battles/wars | Occupation of Germany |
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Joseph Davies Tydings (né Cheesborough; May 4, 1928 – October 8, 2018) was an American lawyer and politician from Maryland. A member of the Democratic Party, he was most notable for his service as a member of the United States Senate for only a single term from 1965 to 1971.
Tydings also argued Eisenstadt v. Baird, in which the Supreme Court of the United States legalized birth control for single persons in 1972. The decision has been described as among the most influential Supreme Court decisions of the 20th century.