James Patrick Sutton

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James Patrick Sutton (born October 31, 1915 in Wartrace , Tennessee , †  February 3, 2005 in Berrien Center , Michigan ) was an American politician . Between 1949 and 1955 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Sutton attended public schools in his home country. He then studied at Cumberland University in Lebanon and then until 1939 at Middle Tennessee State College in Murfreesboro . During World War II , Sutton served in the US Navy between 1942 and 1946 . For his military achievements he was awarded the Silver Star , the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart .

Politically, Sutton was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1948 congressional elections he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded W. Wirt Courtney on January 3, 1949 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1955 . These were shaped by the events of the Cold War, including the Korean War . In 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was passed in Congress. Since January 3, 1953 Sutton represented there as the successor to Percy Priest the sixth district of his home state.

In 1954, Sutton renounced another candidacy for the US House of Representatives. Instead, he sought his party's nomination for the US Senate elections , which, however, went back to incumbent Estes Kefauver . In the following years he retired from politics and worked as an investment broker. In the 1960s, he ran into trouble in connection with a counterfeit money affair. After violating a suspended sentence, he was sentenced to ten months of a year in prison in a detention center. James Sutton spent his twilight years in Michigan restoring antiques. He died on February 3, 2005 at the age of 89 at Berrien Center.

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SURNAME Sutton, James Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1915
PLACE OF BIRTH at Wartrace , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH February 3, 2005
Place of death Berrien Center , Michigan