Biography
A Representative from Kentucky. Born in Murray, Calloway County, Ky. , April 5, 1907. Attended the public schools. Student at University of Arizona in 1927. B. S. , University of Kentucky College of Commerce, 1932. Engaged in the retail drug business in Murray, Ky. , in 1933. Member of city council, Murray, Ky. , 1939-1942. Served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy from 1944 until September 1945. Member of the Kentucky Railroad Commission, 1951-1955. Reelected to four-year term in 1955, but resigned December 31, 1958, to run for Congress. Elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1959, until his resignation December 31, 1974. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress. Resided in Murray, Ky. , where he died October 14, 1977. Interment in Murray City Cemetery.