John Albert Whitaker (October 31, 1901 – December 15, 1951) was a

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from

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. Whitaker was born in

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. He attended the public schools, Bethel College, and the

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. He later studied law, attained

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in 1926, and commenced practice in Russellville. He was

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Attorney from 1928 to 1948, and a delegate to all the State Democratic conventions from 1924 to 1950. Whitaker was elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of

Earle C. Clements Earle Chester Clements (October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985) was a Kentucky politician. He represented the Commonwealth of Kentucky in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate and was its 47th Governor, serving from 1947 t ...

, who was elected governor in November 1947. He was reelected to the Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses and served from April 17, 1948, until his death in

, December 15, 1951. He was interred in Russellville's Maple Grove Cemetery. Whitaker was the grandson of Addison James, who also served in Congress.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Whitaker, John Albert 1901 births 1951 deaths Bethel College (Kentucky) alumni University of Kentucky alumni Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky People from Russellville, Kentucky 20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives Kentucky county attorneys

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