Frank Stubblefield

Frank Stubblefield (1971)

Frank Albert Stubblefield (born April 5, 1907 in Murray , Kentucky , †  October 14, 1977 ibid) was an American politician . Between 1959 and 1975 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Frank Stubblefield attended public schools in his home country. In 1927 he graduated from the University of Arizona . He then graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1932 , where he studied commerce. From 1933 Stubblefield worked as a druggist in Murray. Between 1939 and 1942 he sat on the local council. In the final stages of World War II , he served as a lieutenant in the US Navy in 1944 and 1945 . Between 1951 and 1958 he was a member of the Kentucky Railroad Committee. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party .

In the 1958 congressional elections , Stubblefield was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the first constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Noble Jones Gregory on January 3, 1959 . After seven re-elections, he was able to exercise his mandate until his resignation on December 31, 1974. It was during this time that the civil rights movement , the Vietnam War and the Watergate Affair , reached their height . The 23rd , 24th and 25th amendments to the Constitution were also ratified at that time.

1974 Stubblefield was no longer nominated by his party for a further term. He resigned from office four days before the end of the legislature on December 31 of this year. He then retired to his home church in Murray, where he died on October 14, 1977.

Web links

• Frank Stubblefield in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Frank Stubblefield in the database of Find a Grave (English)