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Alben Barkley (1877 - 1956) |
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| Vice President to: |
| Harry S. Truman, Democrat |
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| Dates Served: |
| Vice President from 1949-1953 |
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| Political Party: |
| Democrat from Kentucky |
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| Noteable Facts: |
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| - Barkley was the last Vice President born in a log cabin. |
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| - Barkley was the first Vice President to be called the "Veep," a word coined by his 10-year-old grandson. |
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| - Originally a lawyer, Barkley was elected County Prosecutor for McCracken County, Kentucky in 1905, serving until 1909. He was then elected County Judge, serving from 1909 - 1913. |
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| - Barkley was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Kentucky from 1913 - 1927. |
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| - Barkley was elected to the U.S. Senate, representing Kentucky from 1927 - 1949. |
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| - In 1948 Alben Barkley became the first Vice President to get married while in office. Barkley, age 71, married Jane Hadley, age 38. |
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| - Barkley died one evening in 1956 when he traveled to Lee University in Washingtom to attend a "mock convention." During his keynote speech, he nobly said, "I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than to sit in the seats of the mighty," then suddenly fell down dead of a heart attack. |
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