John Sparkman
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican jurist and politician (1899-1985)
John Jackson Sparkman was an American jurist and liberal politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United States Senate from 1946 until 1979.
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From left: President Harry S. Truman, Senator Sparkman (1952 Vice Presidential nominee) and Adlai Stevenson II (Governor, 1952 Presidential nominee) in the Oval Office
In 1970, Wernher von Braun (right) was honored for his career in Huntsville, Alabama, with the celebration of Wernher von Braun Day. Among those participating were Sparkman (center) and Alabama Governor Albert Brewer (left).Politicians from United States 6
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John Jackson Sparkman was an American jurist and liberal politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United States Senate from 1946 until 1979. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in the 1952 presidential election.
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