Alben Barkley
35th Vice President of the United States
(1949 to 1953)
Served Under: Harry S. Truman
Political Party: Democratic
Occupation: Lawyer
Born: 1877
Died: 1956
Biography
After being admitted (1901) to the bar, Barkley served as prosecuting attorney (1905–9) and judge (1909–13) for McCracken co., Ky., and was U.S. Representative (1913–27) and U.S. Senator (1927–49) from Kentucky.
A loyal Democrat, he was majority leader in the Senate from 1937 to 1946. He became Vice President under Truman in 1948. In 1954, Kentucky returned him to the Senate.
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