Graham A. Barden | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's3rd district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Laban Abernethy |
| Succeeded by | David N. Henderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Graham Arthur Barden (1896-09-25)September 25, 1896 |
| Died | January 29, 1967(1967-01-29) (aged 70) |
| Party | Democratic |
Graham Arthur Barden (September 25, 1896 – January 29, 1967) was an American lawyer, jurist, andWorld War II veteran who served as aU.S. representative fromNorth Carolina between 1935 and 1961 for theDemocratic Party.
Born inSampson County, North Carolina in 1896, he moved toBurgaw, North Carolina at the age of 12, where he attended public schools. DuringWorld War I, Barden was a seaman in theUnited States Navy.
After leaving the navy in 1919, Barden attended theUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1920. After briefly practicing law and teaching high school that same year, he became a judge in theCraven County courts, a post he held until 1924.
In 1932, Barden was elected to theNorth Carolina House of Representatives.
Two years later, he won the first of thirteen consecutive terms in theUnited States House. During the78th and79th Congresses, he chaired the House Education Committee; after that committee merged to become theEducation and Labor Committee, he again became chairman in the81st,82nd,84th,85th, and86th sessions.
He was a signatory to the 1956Southern Manifesto that opposed the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court inBrown v. Board of Education.
He chose not to stand for re-election in 1960 and died inNew Bern, North Carolina in 1967.
In 1979,Campbell University Press published a biography by Elmer L. Puryear.[1]
Graham A. Barden Elementary School, inHavelock, North Carolina is named after him.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Carolina's 3rd congressional district 1935–1961 | Succeeded by |
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| Education (1883–1947) | ||
| Labor (1883–1947) | ||
| Education and Labor* (1947–) | ||
| Note | * Alternately namedEconomic and Educational Opportunities in 104th Congress andEducation and the Workforce in 105th through 109th and 112th through 115th Congresses. | |
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