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Barkley was born Willie Alben Barkley near Lowes, Graves County, Kentucky, and graduated from Marvin College , Clinton, Kentucky, in 1897. He attended Emory College, Oxford, Georgia (now Emory University), and the University of Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, Virginia. It was during this time that he legally changed his name from "Willie Alben" to "Alben William."

He was admitted to the bar in 1901Events January 1 World celebrates what is regarded as the start of the new century. Zero-ists' argument that new century should be celebrated in 1900 rejected worldwide). January 1 The six colonies that make up Australia are federated as under an act of t and commenced practice in PaducahPaducah is a city located in McCracken County, Kentucky at the confluence of the Tennessee River and the Ohio River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 26,307. It is the county seat of McCracken County 6. Geography Paducah is locate, McCracken County, KentuckyMcCracken County is a county located in the western end of the U. State of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 65,514. The largest city in the county is Paducah. There is some dispute about the naming of the city. According to one popular story, Paduc. He was prosecuting attorney for McCracken County from 1905Events January-April January 22 Massacre of Russian demonstrators at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, one of the triggers of the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905. January 26 The Cullinan Diamond is found near Pretoria, South Africa at the Premier to 1909Events January 5 Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. January 16 Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. January 28 United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War. February 12 The National and judge of McCracken County Court from 1909Events January 5 Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. January 16 Ernest Shackleton's expedition finds the magnetic South Pole. January 28 United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish-American War. February 12 The National to 19131913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. click on link for calendar) Events January-March January 30 House of Lords rejects Irish Home Rule Bill February 1 New York City's Grand Central Station opens as the world's largest train station. February 3 Th. He was elected as a Democratlogo depicts a stylized donkey in red, white, and blue. The Democratic Party is one of the two major United States political parties. The Party is currently the minority in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, as w to the Sixty-third and to the six succeeding CongressesThe United States Congress is the legislative branch of the United States federal government. The structure and responsibilities of Congress are defined in Article One of the United States Constitution. The United States Congress is bicameral, meaning tha ( March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1927) He did not seek renomination in 1926, having become a candidate for United States Senator. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1926, and was reelected in 1932, 1938, and again in 1944, and served from March 4, 1927 until his resignation on January 19, 1949. He was majority leader from 1937 to 1947 and minority leader from 1947 to 1949.

He was elected Vice President on the Democratic ticket with President Harry S. Truman in 1948, and was inaugurated January 20, 1949, for the term ending January 20, 1953. He was 71 years old at the time of his election, and is the oldest Vice President, to date. He ran for President in 1952, but because of his old age and lack of support from crucial factions in the party such as labor, he lost the Democratic nomination to Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. He was again elected to the United States Senate and served from January 3, 1955 until his death in Lexington, Virginia. He was interred in Mount Kenton Cemetery, on Lone Oak Road, near Paducah, Kentucky. In his honor, the debating society at Emory University was renamed the Barkley Forum. Lake Barkley , a man-made lake on the Cumberland River at the Kentucky-Tennessee border and Barkley Dam at the same lake are also named in his honor.