Alben W. Barkley
Alben W. Barkley
Alben William Barkleywas a lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served in both houses of Congress and as the 35th Vice President of the United States from 1949 to 1953. In 1905, he was elected county attorney for McCracken County, Kentucky. He was chosen county judge in 1909 and U.S. Representative from Kentucky's First District in 1912. As a Representative, he was a liberal Democrat, supporting President Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom domestic agenda and foreign policy...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionVice President
Date of Birth24 November 1877
CountryUnited States of America
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I shouldn't toot my own horn, but he who doth not toot his own horn alloweth it to remain untooteth.