Garrett Withers | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's2nd district | |
| In office August 2, 1952 – April 30, 1953 | |
| Preceded by | John A. Whitaker |
| Succeeded by | William Natcher |
| Member of theKentucky House of Representatives from the 13th district | |
| In office January 1, 1952 – August 2, 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Archie R. Moore |
| Succeeded by | J. Murray Blue |
| United States Senator fromKentucky | |
| In office January 20, 1949 – November 26, 1950 | |
| Appointed by | Earle Clements |
| Preceded by | Alben W. Barkley |
| Succeeded by | Earle Clements |
| Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Highways | |
| In office December 10, 1947 – January 17, 1949 | |
| Appointed by | Earle Clements |
| Preceded by | J. Stephen Watkins |
| Succeeded by | John A. Keck |
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| Born | Garrett Lee Withers (1884-06-21)June 21, 1884 Clay, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 1953(1953-04-30) (aged 68) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Garrett Lee Withers (June 21, 1884 – April 30, 1953) was an American politician and lawyer. As a Democrat, he representedKentucky in theUnited States Senate andUnited States House of Representatives.
Withers was born on a farm inWebster County, Kentucky. He was admitted to the bar in 1908 and was a practicing attorney in Webster County from 1911 to 1953. He was elected clerk of Webster County Circuit Court and served from 1910 to 1912, and later as a master commissioner from 1913 to 1917. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for state treasurer on Alben Barkley's slate in 1923.[1] He was a district member of the Kentucky Highway Commission from 1932 to 1936; as aReferee in Bankruptcy from 1941 to 1945; and as an appointed commissioner for the Kentucky Department of Highways from 1947 to 1949 under Gov.Earle C. Clements.
On January 20, 1949, Clements appointed Withers to theUnited States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofAlben W. Barkley to becomeVice President of the United States, with the agreement that he would not seek election to the unexpired term in aspecial election or the six-year regular term in November 1950. Clements was elected to both terms and succeeded Withers on Nov. 27, 1950.
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Withers won election to theKentucky House of Representatives in 1951 and then won a special election (due to the death of Rep. John A. Whitaker) on August 2, 1952, to theUnited States House of Representatives. He served as a Democrat in the Eighty-second Congress and was reelected to the Eighty-third Congress. He died in the naval hospital atBethesda, Maryland, on April 30, 1953.
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| Preceded by | United States Senator (Class 3) from Kentucky January 20, 1949 – November 26, 1950 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | U.S. Representative, Kentucky 2nd District August 2, 1952 – April 30, 1953 | Succeeded by |
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