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Carter Manasco | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's7th district | |
| In office June 24, 1941 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Walter W. Bankhead |
| Succeeded by | Carl Elliott |
| Member of theAlabama House of Representatives from the ? district | |
| In office 1930–1934 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1902-01-03)January 3, 1902 Townley, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 1992(1992-02-05) (aged 90) Arlington, Virginia, U.S |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Howard College University of Alabama (LL.B.) |
Carter Manasco (January 3, 1902 – February 5, 1992) was an American politician and attorney. A member of theDemocratic Party, Manasco served asU.S. Representative fromAlabama from 1941 to 1949. Following his congressional service, Manasco worked for the National Coal Association as its legislative counsel.[1]
Born inTownley, Alabama, Manasco attended the public schools andHoward College,Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from theUniversity of Alabama School of Law, LL.B., 1927 and J.D. 1929. He wasadmitted to the bar the same year and began practice inJasper, Alabama. He served as member of theAlabama House of Representatives from 1930 to 1934. He served as secretary to SpeakerWilliam B. Bankhead, 1933–1940.
Manasco was elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofWalter W. Bankhead. He was reelected to theSeventy-eighth,Seventy-ninth, andEightieth Congresses and served from June 24, 1941, to January 3, 1949. He served as chairman of theCommittee on Expenditures in Executive Departments (Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth Congresses).
During the early part of theSecond World War, he railed against the measures of agencies like theOffice of Price Administration:
Recently the Office of Price Administration issued a regulation placing a ceiling on the ancient game of pool and on the new national pastime, bowling. Of course, it is very important to call to the attention of the American people that their sons and brothers are dying in the Solomons, by placing a ceiling on these all-American pastimes.
— Congressional Record via Carbon County News[2]
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in1948.
He resumed the practice of law and engaged inpublic relations work. He served as member of the firstHoover Commission 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 ofMcLean, Virginia, until his death inArlington, Virginia, on February 5, 1992.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's 7th congressional district June 24, 1941–January 3, 1949 | Succeeded by |
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