Ambrose B. Broadbent

Ambrose Byron Broadbent (born November 21, 1885 near Cadiz, Kentucky , † June 15, 1952 Clarksville , Tennessee ) was an American politician . Between 1931 and 1933 he was the de facto lieutenant governor of the state of Tennessee as President of the State Senate , even if this office was not formally introduced until 1951.

Career

Nothing is known about Ambrose Broadbent's youth and schooling. But he must have studied law because he later worked as a judge. He may have previously worked as a lawyer. He lived at least temporarily in Clarksville , Montgomery County . Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In June 1928 he took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Houston . He was a member of the Tennessee Senate and succeeded Scott Fitzhugh as president of that chamber in 1931 . The background to why Fitzhugh left office is not known. Broadbent remained President of the Senate until 1933. In that capacity, he was Deputy Governor Henry Hollis Horton . He thus actually held the office of lieutenant governor. This post was or is constitutionally anchored in most other states; in Tennessee this has only been the case since 1951.

Between 1937 and 1941 Broadbent held the office of Secretary of State of Tennessee before he was judge at the District and Criminal Court from 1945 to 1951. He died on June 15, 1952.

Web links

• Ambrose B. Broadbent in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Political Graveyard
• Ambrose Broadbent on the list of Tennessee Senate Presidents