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| King Swope | |
|---|---|
 King Swope, c. 1919 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 8th district | |
| In office August 1, 1919 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Harvey Helm |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1893-08-10)August 10, 1893 Danville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 1961(1961-04-23) (aged 67) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lexington Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Centre College University of Kentucky |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
King Swope (August 10, 1893 – April 23, 1961) was an American attorney and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Kentucky.
Biography
Born in Danville, Kentucky, he attended the common schools and graduated from Danville's Centre College in 1914, and from the law department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington in 1916. He was admitted to the bar in 1915, and commenced practice in Lexington.
Swope enlisted and served during World War I as captain of infantry. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Harvey Helm (August 1, 1919 – March 3, 1921). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Sixty-seventh Congress in 1920.
Swope was appointed aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel on the staff of Governor Edwin P. Morrow in 1919, before resuming the practice of law. He was the chairman of the Republican executive committee of Fayette County, Kentucky, from 1928 to 1931, and was appointed and subsequently elected a judge of the circuit court of the twenty-second judicial district of Kentucky and served from 1931 to 1940. He was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1935 and 1939. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1936, 1940, and 1944, and was chairman of the Republican State convention in 1936. He was also a member of the judicial council of Kentucky from 1931 to 1940. He died in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1961 and was buried at Lexington Cemetery.
References
- United States Congress. "King Swope (id: S001129)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
Media related to King Swope at Wikimedia Commons- King Swope at Find a Grave
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded byHarvey Helm | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 8th congressional district August 1, 1919 – March 3, 1921 |
Succeeded byRalph Waldo Emerson Gilbert |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded byWilliam B. Harrison | Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky 1935, 1939 |
Succeeded bySimeon S. Willis |
| Kentucky's delegation(s) to the 66th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority) | ||||
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Categories:- 1893 births
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- American Disciples of Christ
- United States Army personnel of World War I
- Centre College alumni
- Kentucky lawyers
- Kentucky state court judges
- Politicians from Danville, Kentucky
- University of Kentucky alumni
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky
- 20th-century American judges
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century Kentucky politicians
- Burials at Lexington Cemetery
- 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives