- Born
- Died
- Birth nameCarey Estes Kefauver
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Estes Kefauver was born on July 26, 1903 in near Madisonville, Tennessee, USA. He was married to Nancy Pigott. He died on August 10, 1963 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
- SpouseNancy Pigott(August 8, 1935 - August 10, 1963) (his death, 4 children)
- Known for campaigning in a coonskin cap. He stopped doing this when "Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier' came out and made the hats popular with children
- Black-rimmed glasses
- Ended Harry Truman's career in 1952 by defeating the incumbent President in the New Hampshire Democratic primary. Truman announced he would not serve another term as President a few weeks later.
- When The Captive City (1952) was released, Senator Kefauver was chairman of the Special Committee on Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce (known as the "Kefauver Committee").
- Democratic nominee for U.S. vice president in 1956.
- U.S. Representative from Tennessee (September 13, 1939 - January 3, 1949); U.S. Senator from Tennessee (January 3, 1949 - August 10, 1963).
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