ASJ Carnahan

ASJ Carnahan

Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan (born January 9, 1897 in Ellsinore , Carter County , Missouri , †  March 24, 1968 in Rochester , Minnesota ) was an American politician . Between 1945 and 1961 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives twice .

Career

Albert Carnahan, mostly just after his initials “A. S. J. “, was the father of Governor and US Senator Mel Carnahan (1934–2000). His grandson Russ Carnahan , born in 1958 , has also represented the State of Missouri in the US House of Representatives since 2005; his younger sister Robin is Secretary of State of Missouri. In addition, his daughter-in-law, Jean Carnahan, was a US Senator in 2002. Carnahan served in the United States Navy during the final stages of World War I in 1918 and 1919 . He then attended the State Teachers College in Cape Girardeau until 1926 . This was followed by studies at the University of Missouri at Columbia , which he finished in 1934. In the following years Carnahan worked as a high school teacher. He was also active in the school administration.

Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1944 congressional election , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eighth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded William P. Elmer on January 3, 1945 . Since he was not confirmed in 1946, he was initially only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until January 3, 1947 . During this time the Second World War ended .

After his temporary end in Congress, Carnaham was a school councilor in Ellsinore. In 1948 he was re-elected to the US House of Representatives, where he succeeded Parke M. Banta on January 3, 1949 , who had succeeded him two years earlier. After five re-elections, he was able to spend six more legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1961. These were shaped by the events of the Cold War and the civil rights movement . The Korean War also fell during this period . The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in 1951 during Carnahan's tenure as Congressman .

In 1960 A. S. J. Carnahan was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. From 1961 to 1963 he was the United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone . He died on March 24, 1968 in the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Web links

• ASJ Carnahan in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• ASJ Carnahan in the database of Find a Grave (English)