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John Albert Whitaker (October 31, 1901 – December 15, 1951) was a
John Albert Whitaker (October 31, 1901 – December 15, 1951) was a U.S. Representative
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
from Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
.
Whitaker was born in Russellville, Kentucky
Russellville is a home rule-class city in Logan County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 6,960 at the time of the 2010 census.
History
Local historian Alex C. Finley has claimed the area was firs ...
. He attended the public schools, Bethel College, and the University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky (UK, UKY, or U of K) is a Public University, public Land-grant University, land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentu ...
. He later studied law, attained admitted to the bar
An admission to practice law is acquired when a lawyer receives a license to practice law. In jurisdictions with two types of lawyer, as with barristers and solicitors, barristers must gain admission to the bar whereas for solicitors there are dist ...
in 1926, and commenced practice in Russellville.
He was Logan County Logan County is the name of ten current counties and one former county in the United States:
* Logan County, Arkansas
* Logan County, Colorado
* Logan County, Idaho (1889–1895)
* Logan County, Illinois
* Logan County, Kansas
* Logan County, K ...
Attorney from 1928 to 1948, and a delegate to all the State Democratic conventions from 1924 to 1950.
Whitaker was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Earle C. Clements
Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985) was an American farmer and politician. He represented the Commonwealth of Kentucky in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was its 47th Governor, serving ...
. He was reelected to the Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses and served from April 17, 1948, until his death in Russellville, Kentucky
Russellville is a home rule-class city in Logan County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 6,960 at the time of the 2010 census.
History
Local historian Alex C. Finley has claimed the area was firs ...
, December 15, 1951.
He was interred in Russellville's Maple Grove Cemetery.
Whitaker was the grandson of Addison James
Addison Davis James (February 27, 1849 – June 7, 1910) was a United States representative from Kentucky. He was born near Morgantown, Kentucky. He attended the public schools and began the study of medicine in 1870. He graduated from the Uni ...
, who also served in Congress.
See also
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1950–99)
There are several lists of United States Congress members who died in office. These include:
* List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–1949)
*List o ...
References
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitaker, John Albert 1901 births 1951 deaths Bethel College (Kentucky) alumni University of Kentucky alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky 20th-century American politicians