John A. Whitaker

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John A. Whitaker

John Albert Whitaker (born October 31, 1901 in Russellville , Logan County , Kentucky , †  December 15, 1951 ) was an American politician . Between 1948 and 1951 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Whitaker was a grandson of Addison James (1850-1947), who sat in Congress for the State of Kentucky between 1907 and 1909 . He attended public schools in his home country and then Bethel College and the University of Kentucky . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1926, he began to work in Russellville in this profession. Between 1928 and 1948 he was a district attorney in Logan County.

Politically, Whitaker was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1924 and 1950 he attended every regional Democratic party conference in Kentucky as a delegate. After the resignation of the Member of Parliament Earle C. Clements he was elected in the second constituency of his state as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took up his new mandate on April 17, 1948. Since he was confirmed in the two following regular congressional elections, he was able to exercise his mandate until his death on December 15, 1951. This time was marked by the beginning of the Cold War . In 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, which established the maximum term of office of the President. After Whitaker's death, his mandate fell to Garrett L. Withers .

Web links

  • John A. Whitaker in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)