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Wade Kitchens | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromArkansas's7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Tilman B. Parks |
| Succeeded by | Oren Harris |
| Member of theArkansas House of Representatives from the Columbia County district | |
| In office January 14, 1929[1] – January 9, 1933[2] | |
| Preceded by | Bonnie Davis[3] |
| Succeeded by | Joe L. Davis[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1878-12-26)December 26, 1878 Falcon, Arkansas,Nevada County, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | August 22, 1966(1966-08-22) (aged 87) Magnolia, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Magnolia, Arkansas |
| Education | University of Arkansas Cumberland School of Law (LLD) |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  Arkansas State Guard United States Army |
| Years of service | 1989; 1900–1902; May 18, 1917–1918 |
| Rank |  Captain |
| Unit | 2nd Infantry |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I |
Wade Hampton Kitchens (December 26, 1878 – August 22, 1966) was an Arkansas lawyer and politician. He served as an infantryman and officer in theArkansas State Guard and theUnited States Army during three conflicts and practiced law on two continents before entering politics in Arkansas. Kitchens served in theArkansas House of Representatives from 1929 to 1933, and won election to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1936.
Born on a farm near Falcon,Nevada County, Arkansas, Kitchens attended the common schools and Southern Academy.
He earned an undergraduate degree from theUniversity of Arkansas inFayetteville between 1895 and 1898.[4] In 1898 Kitchens served as a sergeant in theArkansas State Guard (1st Arkansas Volunteer Infantry), during theSpanish–American War. Kitchens returned home and graduated fromCumberland School of Law atCumberland University atLebanon, Tennessee, in 1900 and wasadmitted to the bar. Kitchens enlisted in theUnited States Army as aprivate (Company E, Twentieth and Second United States Infantry) to serve in thePhilippine–American War from 1900 to 1902. He remained in thePhilippines, practicing law atManila andLingayen.[5]
Kitchens married Lillie Dempsey in 1906 and returned to the United States in 1909. Now living inMagnolia, Arkansas, Kitchens established a law practice and began to become involved in the community.[4] He served as a delegate to the Democratic state conventions atLittle Rock, Arkansas in 1910 and 1912.
DuringWorld War I, he enlisted in theUnited States Army on May 18, 1917. Kitchens was commissioned August 5, 1917 as an infantrycaptain, and served overseas. He returned to Arkansas in 1918 and resumed practicing law.[5]
Kitchens won election to theArkansas House of Representatives in November 1928. He would enter the47th Arkansas General Assembly, which was entirely controlled by the Democratic Party (typical during theSolid South period). He would serve alongsideGarland Pearce, who had represented Columbia County's other House seat since 1927.[3] Kitchens was re-elected for the48th Arkansas General Assembly, this time serving Columbia County alongsideS. A. Crumpler, but did not seek reelection after his second term.
Kitchens was elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-fifth andSeventy-sixth Congresses (January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941).[5]
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1940.
After defeat, Kitchens resumed the practice of law in Magnolia. He died there August 22, 1966, and was interred in Columbia Cemetery, nearWaldo, Arkansas.[5]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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