Alben William Barkley
Former Vice President of the United States
Alben William Barkley was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was elected to local offices and in 1912 as a U.S.... Wikipedia
Born: November 24, 1877
Died: April 30, 1956 (age 78 years), Lexington, VA
Education: Oxford College of Emory University (1900), University of Virginia, and University of Virginia School of Law
Party: Democratic Party
Spouse: Jane R. Barkley (m. 1949–1956) and Dorothy Brower Barkley (m. 1903)
Books: Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack, That Reminds Me, Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack: Report of the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack, Congress of the United States, Pursuant of S. Con. Res. 27, 79th Congress, a Concurrent Resolution to Investigate the Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and Events and Circumstances Relating Thereto, and Additional Views of Mr. Keefe, Together with Minority Views of Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Brewster ..., and more
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