Albert A. Gore Sr.

Albert Arnold Gore, Sr. (December 26, 1907 – December 5, 1998), known to some as Al Gore before the fame of his son, was an American politician who was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator for the Democratic Party from Tennessee. 
He was the father of Albert A. Gore Jr., the 45th Vice President of the United States (1993–2001).