The 1926 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1926. Republican Senator Richard P. Ernst ran for re-election to a second term in office but was defeated by Democratic U.S
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Fred M. Vinson
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Frederick Moore Vinson was an American attorney and politician who served as the 13th chief justice of the United States from 1946 until his death in 1953. Vinson was one of the few Americans to have
1926 United States Senate election in Kentucky
…ban on parimutuel betting if elected. Consequently, he had no opposition in the primary. Congressman (and future Chief Justice of the United States) Fred M. Vinson managed his general election campaign. President Calvin Coolidge supported Ernst, and Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover campaigned in the state on his…
Vinson, c. 1950
Birthplace in Louisa, Kentucky
Vinson taking the oath of office as judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1938
Fred M. Vinson bust, U.S. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. Sculptor Jimilu Mason.