King Swope

King Swope

King Swope (born August 10, 1893 in Danville , Kentucky , †  April 23, 1961 in Lexington , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1921 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

King Swope attended public schools in his home country as well as Center College in Danville, which he graduated from in 1914. After a subsequent law degree at the University of Kentucky and his admission as a lawyer in 1915, he began to work in Lexington in this profession. During World War I he was a captain in an infantry unit in the United States Army .

Politically, Swope was a member of the Republican Party . After the death of MP Harvey Helm , he was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC when he was due by-election for the eighth seat of Kentucky , where he took up his new mandate on August 1, 1919. Since he was not confirmed in the regular elections of 1920, he could only end the legislature of his predecessor until March 3, 1921. During this time, the 19th constitutional amendment was ratified, which legally prescribed the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage .

After his time in Congress , Swope initially practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1928 and 1931 he was regional party leader for the Republicans in Fayette County . From 1931 to 1940 Swope served as a judge in Kentucky's 22nd Judicial District. At the same time he was a member of the Judicial Council of his state. In 1935 and 1939 he ran unsuccessfully for governor of Kentucky. Between 1936 and 1944 he was a delegate to the respective Republican National Conventions . In 1936 he chaired the regional Republican party convention in Kentucky.

King Swope died on April 23, 1961 in Lexington and was buried there.

Web links

Commons : King Swope  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• King Swope in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• King Swope in the database of Find a Grave (English)