Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

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Biography:

"Representative and a Senator from Kentucky and a Vice President of the United States; born near Lowes, Graves County, Ky., November 24, 1877; attended the public schools and graduated from Marvin College, Clinton, Ky., in 1897; attended Emory College, Oxford, Ga., and the University of Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, Va.; admitted to the bar in 1901 and commenced practice in Paducah, McCracken County, Ky.; prosecuting attorney for McCracken County, Ky. 1905-1909; judge of McCracken County Court 1909-1913; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1913-March 3, 1927); did not seek renomination in 1926, having become a candidate for United States Senator; elected to the United States Senate in 1926; reelected in 1932, 1938, and again in 1944, and served from March 4, 1927, until his resignation on January 19, 1949; majority leader 1937-1947; minority leader 1947-1949; elected Vice President of the United States on the Democratic ticket with President Harry S. Truman in 1948; inaugurated January 20, 1949, for the term ending January 20, 1953; again elected to the United States Senate and served from January 3, 1955, until his death in Lexington, Va., April 30, 1956; interment in Mount Kenton Cemetery, on Lone Oak Road, near Paducah, Ky."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

3 items in 3 collections (expand all)

Interview with Anne Braden, March 8 and 9, 1989

Creator:: Braden, Anne, 1924-2006
Date of Original:: 1989-03-08/1989-03-09
Collection:: Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:: University of Kentucky

[Baldy cartoon on Truman's running mate] / Baldy, [1948]

Creator:: Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:: 1948
Collection:: Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

[Telegram from Alonso S. Perales to John J. Herrera - 1945-11-14]

Creator:: Perales, Alonso S., 1898-1960
Date of Original:: 1945-11-14
Collection:: John J. Herrera Papers
Contributing Institution:: University of North Texas. Libraries

Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956

Anne Braden Oral History Project

Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.

John J. Herrera Papers