Alben W. Barkley
Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate from Paducah, Kentucky, majority leader of the Senate, and the thirty-fifth vice president of the United States. He was the oldest vice president of the United States at the age of 71 years, 57 days. He ran for president in 1952, however the Democratic Party primaries had nominated Adlai Stevenson II instead and labor union leaders rejected him to run because of old age (74). He died in Lexington Kentucky from a heart attack at age 78.
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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 |
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| 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 |
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