John Sparkman

U.S. Congressperson

1899 – 1985

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Who was John Sparkman?

John Jackson Sparkman was an American politician from the U.S. state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate from 1937 until 1979. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President as Adlai Stevenson's running mate in the 1952 U.S. presidential election.

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Born
Dec 20, 1899
Hartselle
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Alabama
  • University of Alabama School of Law
Lived in
  • Huntsville
Died
Nov 16, 1985
Huntsville

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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