John Jackson Sparkman (December 20 1899 – November 16 1985) 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.
University of Alabama, University of Alabama School of Law
birth date
1899-12-20
birth place
Alabama, Hartselle Alabama, United States
death date
1985-11-16
death place
Alabama, Huntsville Alabama
military branch
United States Army
military unit
Reserve Officers' Training Corps, World War I
order in office
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 8th district, 11th Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives
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