Alben W. Barkley
Alben W. Barkley | |
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| 35th Vice President of the United States | |
| In office January 20, 1949 – January 20, 1953 | |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Harry S. Truman |
| Succeeded by | Richard Nixon |
| 5th United States Senate Majority Leader | |
| In office July 22, 1937 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Deputy | J. Hamilton Lewis Sherman Minton Lister Hill |
| Preceded by | Joseph Taylor Robinson (D) |
| Succeeded by | Wallace H. White, Jr. (R) |
| 8th United States Senate Minority Leader | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Deputy | Scott Lucas |
| Preceded by | Wallace H. White Jr. (R) |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth S. Wherry |
| 3rd Senate Democratic Leader | |
| In office July 22, 1937 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Deputy | J. Hamilton Lewis Sherman Minton Lister Hill Scott Lucas |
| Preceded by | Joseph Taylor Robinson |
| Succeeded by | Scott Lucas |
| United States Senator from Kentucky | |
| In office March 4, 1927 – January 19, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Richard P. Ernst |
| Succeeded by | Garrett L. Withers |
| In office January 3, 1955 – April 30, 1956 | |
| Preceded by | John Sherman Cooper |
| Succeeded by | Robert Humphreys |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1927 | |
| Preceded by | Ollie M. James |
| Succeeded by | William Voris Gregory |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 24, 1877 Graves County, Kentucky |
| Died | April 30, 1956 (aged 78) Lexington, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dorothy Brower Barkley, Jane Hadley Barkley |
| Alma mater | Emory University, University of Virginia |
Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was an American politician who was the 35th vice president of the United States under President Harry Truman.
He lived in Paducah, Kentucky, and became a member of the House of Representatives and the Senate, where he became the Mjority Leader of the Senate. from Paducah, Kentucky.
He then became the oldest vice president at the age of 71 years, 57 days. He ran for president in 1952, but the Democrat Party nominated Adlai Stevenson II instead. His age and opposition from labor union leaders caused his defeat.
He died in Lexington, Kentucky, from a heart attack at the age of 78.