- Born
- Died
- Birth nameWillie Alben Barkley
- Nickname
- The Veep
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Alben Barkley was born on November 24, 1877 in Lowes, Kentucky, USA. He was married to Elizabeth Jane Rucker and Dorothy Brower. He died on April 30, 1956 in Lexington, Virginia, USA.
- SpousesElizabeth Jane Rucker(November 18, 1949 - April 30, 1956) (his death)Dorothy Brower(1903 - March 10, 1947) (her death, 3 children)
- U.S. Vice President (1949-1953).
- U.S. Senator from Kentucky (1927-1949, 1955-1956).
- U.S. Congressional Representative from Kentucky (1913-1927).
- A loyal Democrat, he was majority leader in the Senate from 1937 to 1946.
- After being admitted (1901) to the bar, he served as prosecuting attorney (1905-9) and judge (1909-1913) for McCracken County, Kentucky.
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