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  1. 1969–1971. Rank. Captain. Unit. 1st Infantry Division. Battles/wars. Vietnam War. Alben William Barkley II (September 15, 1944 – January 30, 2023) [1] was an American politician who served as Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture from 1980 to 1984. He also had a failed bid for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 1983.

  2. Feb 1, 2023 · Alben received the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and Air Medal and was honorably discharged in 1971.

    • September 15, 1944
    • January 30, 2023
  3. Title: SPEECHES AND APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS : Subject: SPEECHES AND APPEARANCES/PRESENTATIONS : Keywords: Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release ...

  4. Alben W. Barkley. Alben Willie Barkley was born on November 24, 1877, in a log cabin near Lowes, Kentucky. He was born Willie Alben Barkley, but went by Alben and had his names reversed when he was old enough. His father was a poor tobacco farmer and railroad worker.

  5. Alben W. Barkley: The Farmer's Son. Alben W. Barkley: The Farmer's Son. by James K. Libbey. Alben W. Barkley experienced one of the more extraordi nary and extended careers ever witnessed in American poli tics. In the half-century after he won the Democratic primary for the post of county attorney in 1905, the Kentuckian served a term as county ...

  6. Jun 12, 2013 · Spouses: Dorothy Brower Barkley (m. 1903-1947); Jane Hadley Barkley (m. 1949-1956) Political Affiliation: Democratic Party. Senate Democratic Caucus Leader Tenure: 1937-1949. Vice Presidential Tenure: 1949-1953 under Harry S. Truman. Congressional Gold Medal: 1949. Died: April 30, 1956 in Lexington, Virginia. Cause of Death: Heart Attack. Age: 78

  7. Sep 3, 2017 · Democrat, October 28, 1909. ALBEN BARKLEYS RISE FROM COURTHOUSE TO CONGRESS 265. the fiscal-court-approved 62-percent raise for Circuit Judge. William M. Reed and successfully challenged County Clerk Hiram Smedley's attempt to have the fiscal court authorize funding to alphabetize a list of mortgages recorded.