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| Kenneth Douglas McKellar | |
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| In office March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Luke Lea |
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| Succeeded by | Albert Gore, Sr. |
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| In office January 6, 1945 – January 2, 1947 January 3, 1949 - January 2, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Carter Glass (1st time) Arthur Vandenberg (2nd time) |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Vandenberg (1st time) Styles Bridges (2nd time) |
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| Preceded by | George W. Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Hubert Fisher |
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| Born | January 29, 1869 Dallas County, Alabama |
| Died | October 25, 1957 (aged 88) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | none (never married) |
Kenneth Douglas McKellar (January 29, 1869–October 25, 1957) was an American politician from Tennessee who served as a United States Representative from 1911 until 1917 and as a United States Senator from 1917 until 1953. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luke Lea ( April 12 1879 &ndash November 18 1945) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from Albert Arnold "Al" Gore Sr ( December 26 1907 – December 5 1998) was an American Politician, serving A President pro tempore is a constitutionally recognized officer Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carter Glass ( January 4, 1858 &ndash May 28, 1946) was a Newspaper publisher and a American politician from Lynchburg Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg ( March 22 1884 &ndash April 18 1951) was a Republican Senator from the U Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg ( March 22 1884 &ndash April 18 1951) was a Republican Senator from the U Henry Styles Bridges ( September 9 1898 &ndash November 26 1961) was an American teacher editor and Republican Party politician The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. These are tables of congressional delegations from Tennessee to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. George Washington Gordon ( October 5, 1836 &ndash August 9, 1911) was an officer in the Confederate States Army, rising to be the Hubert Frederick Fisher was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th congressional district of Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dallas County is a County of the US state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives A Democrat, he served longer in both houses of Congress than anyone else in Tennessee history, and only a few others in American history have served longer in both houses. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
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Early life and career
McKellar was a native of Dallas County, Alabama and was graduated from the University of Alabama in 1891 and its law school in 1892. Dallas County is a County of the US state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A law school (also known as a school of law or college of law) is an institution specializing in Legal education. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year He moved to Memphis, Tennessee, and was admitted to the bar the same year. Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County. A bar association is a Professional body of Lawyers Some bar associations are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession in their Jurisdiction McKellar was first elected to the House in a special election in November 1911 to succeed George W. Gordon in the 10th Congressional District, which included Memphis. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Washington Gordon ( October 5, 1836 &ndash August 9, 1911) was an officer in the Confederate States Army, rising to be the He won the seat in his own right in 1912 and was reelected in 1914 serving until his election to the United States Senate. 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 Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
United States Senate
McKellar ran for the Senate in 1916, defeating incumbent Senator Luke Lea in the Democratic primary and wining the general election against former Republican Governor Ben W. Hooper. The US Senate election 1916 was an election that coincided with the re-election of Democratic President Woodrow Wilson. Luke Lea ( April 12 1879 &ndash November 18 1945) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee from Ben Walter Hooper (1870&ndash1957 was governor of the US state of Tennessee from 1911 to 1915 He was reelected to the Senate in 1922 (defeating former Senator Newell Sanders), 1928, 1934, 1940 (against Howard Baker, Sr.], father of future Senator Howard Baker), and 1946. The US Senate election 1922 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of Republican President Warren G Newell Sanders ( July 12, 1850 &ndash January 26, 1938) was a Chattanooga Businessman who served for a relatively brief The US Senate election 1928 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Republican Herbert Hoover The United States Senate elections of 1934 occurred in the middle of Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 's first term The United States Senate elections of 1940 coincided with the election of Franklin Roosevelt to his third term as President. Howard Henry Baker Sr, born January 12, 1902, was a United States Representative from Tennessee from 1951 until his death on January 7 Howard Henry Baker Jr (born November 15, 1925) is a former Senate Majority Leader, Republican U The United States Senate elections of 1946 were in the middle of Democratic President Harry Truman 's first term
McKellar was considered something of a progressive in his early days in the Senate, supporting many of President Woodrow Wilson's reform initiatives as well as ratification of the Treaty of Versailles. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. He also staunchly supported the New Deal especially the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The New Deal was the name that United States President Franklin D The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA is a federally owned Corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide He was also a close ally of Memphis political boss E. H. Crump. A political machine is an unofficial system of a political organization based on Patronage, the Spoils system, "behind-the-scenes" control and longstanding Edward Hull "Boss" Crump ( October 2, 1874 &ndash October 16, 1954) was a Memphis Tennessee Insurance broker
Despite his early support for Franklin Roosevelt's policies, McKellar grew more conservative in his political stances and began opposing the Roosevelt administration's appointments. The most noted of these would be a prolonged feud with FDR's appointee to head the TVA, David Lillienthal. McKellar twice served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate, commencing in 1945, being the first to hold the position under the system that has prevailed since of reserving it for the most senior member of the majority party. The President pro tempore of the Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate and the highest-ranking senator Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar He also served as chairman of the Civil Service Committee], Post Office and Road Committee, and, most notably, the powerful Appropriations Committee from 1945–1947 and again from 1949–1953. United States Senate Committee on Civil Service is a defunct committee of the United States Senate. The US Senate Committee on Appropriations is a Standing committee of the United States Senate.
Longevity
He is the only Tennessee senator to have completed more than three full terms; except for McKellar, Tennessee has generally not fully joined into the Southern tradition of reelecting Senators for protracted periods of service. The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive (Before the era of popular election of U. S. Senators, Senator William B. Bate was elected to a fourth term by the Tennessee General Assembly, but died only five days into it. William Brimage Bate (October 7 1826 March 9 1905 was the governor of Tennessee from 1883 to 1887 and subsequently a United States Senator from Tennessee The Tennessee General Assembly is the state legislature of the U Senator Isham G. Harris had also died early in his fourth term. Isham Green Harris ( February 10, 1818 July 8, 1897) was an American politician. Senator Joseph Anderson was elected by the General Assembly to three full terms after completing the term of William Blount, who was expelled from the Senate. Joseph Inslee Anderson ( November 5, 1757 &ndash April 17, 1837) was a U William Blount, ( March 26, 1749 ( OS)/ April 6, 1749 (NS – March 21, 1800) was a United States )
1952 election
In 1952 McKellar stood for a seventh term (the first Senator to do so), despite being by then quite elderly (age 83). Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was opposed for renomination by Middle Tennessee Congressman Albert Gore. Middle Tennessee is a distinct portion of the state of Tennessee, delineated according to state law as the 41 counties The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Albert Arnold "Al" Gore Sr ( December 26 1907 – December 5 1998) was an American Politician, serving McKellar's reelection slogan was "Thinking Feller? Vote McKellar. A slogan is a memorable Motto or Phrase used in a Political, commercial, Religious and other context as a repetitive expression of ", which Gore countered with "Think Some More – Vote for Gore. " Gore defeated McKellar for the Democratic nomination in August in what was widely regarded as something of an upset. At this point in Tennessee history, the Democratic nomination for statewide office was still "tantamount to election", as the Republican Party's activities were still largely limited to East Tennessee, as they had been since the Civil War. East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the state of Tennessee, one of Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Gore went on to serve three terms in the Senate.
McKellar's 1952 defeat was part of a statewide trend. 1952 also saw the defeat for renomination of incumbent governor of Tennessee Gordon Browning by Frank G. Clement. Gordon Weaver Browning ( November 22, 1895 &ndash May 23, 1976) was an American Politician who represented Tennessee Frank Goad Clement ( June 2, 1920 &ndash November 4, 1969) served as governor of Tennessee from 1953 to 1959 and again from Browning, who had served a total of three terms as governor, the last two successive, had also at one point been a close ally of Crump's but had since broken ranks with him. As Clement and Gore were both considerably younger and regarded as more progressive than their predecessors, some historians cite the 1952 elections as an indication that Tennessee was earlier to enter into the "New South" era of Southern politics than most of the other Southern states. Progressivism is a term that refers to a broad school of international social and political philosophies. New South or New South Creed is a phrase that has been used intermittently since the American Civil War to describe the American South, in whole or in part This election also marked the end of Crump having any real influence in Tennessee beyond Memphis.
Legacy
McKellar wrote a book about his Tennessee predecessors in the Senate called Tennessee Senators as Seen by One of Their Successors (1942). Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In recent years it has been updated by one of his successors, former Senate Majority Leader Dr. The Senate Majority and Minority Leaders (also called Senate Floor Leaders) are two United States Senators who are elected by the party conferences Bill Frist. William Harrison "Bill" Frist
Some have speculated that Senator McKellar was the inspiration for the character of South Carolina Senator Seabright Cooley in Allen Drury's Advise and Consent. South Carolina ( is a state in the southern region ( Deep South) of the United States of America. Allen Stuart Drury ( September 2, 1918 – September 2, 1998) was a U Advise and Consent is a 1959 political novel written by Allen Drury which explores the reactions of those in and around the United States Senate [1]
Lake McKellar in the industrial area of Memphis near the Mississippi River and McKellar Airport in Jackson, Tennessee ("MKL") are both named in his honor. The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Jackson is a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States.
External links
The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a Biographical dictionary of all present and former members of the United States Congress as The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. George Washington Gordon ( October 5, 1836 &ndash August 9, 1911) was an officer in the Confederate States Army, rising to be the These are tables of congressional delegations from Tennessee to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. There are currently nine United States Congressional districts in Tennessee based on results from the United States 2000 Census. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. 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Its Senate seats were declared vacant in March 1862 owing to its Secession from Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Knight Shields ( August 15, 1858 &ndash September 30, 1934) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee Lawrence Tyson ( July 4, 1861 &ndash August 24, 1929) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee William Emerson Brock I ( March 14, 1872 &ndash August 5, 1950) was a Democratic United States Senator from Tennessee Cordell Hull ( October 2, 1871 &ndash July 23, 1955) was an American politician from the U Nathan Lynn Bachman ( August 8, 1878 &ndash April 23, 1937) was a United States Senator from Tennessee from 1933 until George Leonard Berry ( September 12, 1882 &ndash December 4, 1948) was President of the International Pressmen and Assistants' Arthur Thomas Stewart ( January 11, 1892 &ndash October 10, 1972) more commonly known as Tom Stewart, was a Democratic Carey Estes Kefauver ( July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American Politician from Tennessee who Albert Arnold "Al" Gore Sr ( December 26 1907 – December 5 1998) was an American Politician, serving Carter Glass ( January 4, 1858 &ndash May 28, 1946) was a Newspaper publisher and a American politician from Lynchburg The President pro tempore of the Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate and the highest-ranking senator Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg ( March 22 1884 &ndash April 18 1951) was a Republican Senator from the U The US Senate Committee on Appropriations is a Standing committee of the United States Senate. Henry Styles Bridges ( September 9 1898 &ndash November 26 1961) was an American teacher editor and Republican Party politician Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg ( March 22 1884 &ndash April 18 1951) was a Republican Senator from the U The President pro tempore of the Senate is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate and the highest-ranking senator Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Styles Bridges ( September 9 1898 &ndash November 26 1961) was an American teacher editor and Republican Party politician The US Senate Committee on Appropriations is a Standing committee of the United States Senate. Ellison DuRant "Cotton Ed" Smith ( August 1, 1864 - November 17, 1944) was a Democratic Party Politician from The Dean of the United States Senate is the longest-serving (in consecutive terms United States Senator.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic