C. Bascom Slemp
U.S. Congressperson
1870 – 1943
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Who was C. Bascom Slemp?
Campbell Bascom Slemp was an American Republican politician. He was a six-time United States congressman from Virginia's 9th congressional district from 1907 to 1922 and served as the presidential secretary to President Calvin Coolidge. As a philanthropist, Slemp set up the "Slemp Foundation", which provides gifts and scholarships to schools and colleges in Southwestern Virginia.
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- Born
- Sep 4, 1870
Lee County - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Virginia Military Institute
- University of Virginia
- Died
- Aug 7, 1943
Knoxville
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on July 23, 2013
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