Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912 - August 3, 1984), a Democrat, was a politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America.
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Early Years
Perkins was born in Hindman, Kentucky. Hindman is a city in Knott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 787 at the 2000 census. He attended the Knott County, Kentucky grade schools, Hindman High School, Caney Junior College (now Alice Lloyd College), Lees Junior College and graduated from Jefferson School of Law (now the University of Louisville Law School) in 1935. Knott County is a County located in the US state of Kentucky. Alice Lloyd College is a four-year liberal arts Work college in Pippa Passes Kentucky. The University of Louisville (also known as U of L) is a public University in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
Perkins was admitted to the bar in 1935 and commenced the practice of law in his hometown of Hindman, KY. Hindman is a city in Knott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 787 at the 2000 census. In 1939 Perkins served an unexpired term as Commonwealth's Attorney for the thirty-first judicial circuit. Commonwealth's Attorney is the title given to the elected Prosecutor of Felony crimes in Kentucky and Virginia. He was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1940 and was then elected Knott County Attorney in 1941 and reelected in 1945. The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly A county attorney in many areas of the United States is the chief legal officer for a county or local judicial district Perkins resigned the county attorney's office on January 1, 1948 to become counsel for the Kentucky Department of Highways.
During World War II Perkins enlisted in the United States Army and saw service in Europe. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.
Run for Office
In 1948 Perkins ran against the incumbent Congressman from Kentucky's 7th District, Wendell H. Meade. Wendell Howes Meade ( January 18 1912 &ndash June 2 1986) served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives Perkins unseated Meade and was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first and to the seventeen succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1949, until his death. Perkins was the chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor (Ninetieth through Ninety-eighth Congresses, 1967-1984). While a part of the committee, his work helped produce the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and Head Start. Signed by Lyndon B Johnson on August 20 1964, the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (,) was central to Johnson's Great Society campaign and For the Australian television series see Head Start (TV series Head Start is a program of the United States Department of Health and Human The local Head Start in his home city of Hindman, Kentucky is named after Congressman Perkins.
Death
Perkins was a resident of Hindman, Kentucky until his death on August 3, 1984 in Lexington, Kentucky. Hindman is a city in Knott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 787 at the 2000 census. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. He is buried at Mountain Memory Gardens in Hindman, Kentucky.
Many notable legislators from across the country such as Senator Ted Kennedy, Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, and House Majority Leader Jim Wright and Congressman William H. Natcher among others came to his funeral which was held in Hindman Kentucky at Knott County Central High School's home gym the Morton Combs Athletic Complex. Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22 1932 is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr ( December 9, 1912 &ndash January 5, 1994) was an American politician. James Claude Wright Jr (born December 22, 1922) usually known as Jim Wright, is a former Democratic U William Huston Natcher ( September 11, 1909 &ndash March 29, 1994) was a Democratic congressman serving in the United States The capacity of the gym is 5,000 and it breached capacity that day. Local Pastors such as Rev. J. S. Bell and Rev. Archie Everage delivered the message to the capacity crowd.
Perkins was succeeded in office by his son Carl C. Perkins. Carl Christopher Perkins (born August 6, 1954) son of Carl D Perkins, was a United States Representative from the 7th district of
Legacy
Perkins's legacy of support to education and the under-privileged is shown by the federal student loan called the Perkins Loan, named for him, as is the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, which provides federal money for vocational schooling. Student loans are loans offered to students to assist in payment of the costs of professional Education. A Federal Perkins Loan, or Perkins Loan, is a need-based Student loan offered by the U The Carl D Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act was first authorized by the Federal government in 1984 and reauthorized in 1998 Vocational education or Vocational Education and Training (VET also called Career and Technical Education (CTE prepares learners for jobs that are based Both the Carl D. Perkins Bridge crossing the Ohio River and the Carl D. The Carl D Perkins Bridge is a Cantilever Bridge that spans the Ohio River between Portsmouth Ohio and Greenup County Kentucky The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. Perkins Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Ashland, Kentucky are named after him. Ashland is a city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States, nestled along the banks of the Ohio River. The vocational school in Hindman, Kentucky at Knott County Central High School, Carl D. Perkins Job Corps at Prestonsburg and Carl D. Perkins Rehab Center at Thelma are also named in his honor.
Carl D. Perkins' grave site is in Hindman, Kentucky in a public cemetery named "Mountain Memory Gardens". Hindman is a city in Knott County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 787 at the 2000 census. Although, when orginianally buried he was buried at a private cemetery near his home in Hindman. In 2007 Congressman Perkins's body was moved to where he is presently buried at in Mountain Memory Gardens. Verna J. Perkins sold the old house and the land. Verna has since retired to a home for the elderly in Lexington.
External links
- Carl D. Perkins at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2008-01-24
| Preceded by Wendell H. Meade |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 7th District of Kentucky 1949 – 1984 |
Succeeded by Carl C. Perkins |
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