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Carter Manasco (January 3, 1902 – February 5, 1992) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, Manasco served as
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from
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from 1941 to 1949. Following his congressional service, Manasco worked for the National Coal Association as its legislative counsel.


Early life and career

Born in
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, Manasco attended the public schools and
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,
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. He graduated from the
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, LL.B., 1927 and J.D. 1929. He was
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the same year and began practice in
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. He served as member of the
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from 1930 to 1934. He served as secretary to Speaker William B. Bankhead, 1933–1940.


U.S. House of Representatives

Manasco was elected as a
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to the Seventy-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Walter W. Bankhead. He was reelected to the Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses and served from June 24, 1941, to January 3, 1949. He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments (Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth Congresses). During the early part of the
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, he railed against the measures of agencies like the
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: He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in
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.


Later life and career

He resumed the practice of law and engaged in
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work. He served as member of the first
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on Reorganization of the Executive Departments from 1947 to 1949. He was legislative counsel for the National Coal Association from 1949 to 1985. He was a resident of
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, until his death in
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, on February 5, 1992.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manasco, Carter 1902 births 1992 deaths People from Walker County, Alabama Samford University alumni University of Alabama alumni Alabama lawyers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 20th-century members of the Alabama Legislature