William J. Fields

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American politician (1874-1954)

United States PoliticiansLived 1874 to 1954 · aged 79

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William Jason Fields was an American politician from the U.S. state of Kentucky. Known as "Honest Bill from Olive Hill", he represented Kentucky's Ninth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1923, resigning to become the state's 41st governor.

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J. C. W. Beckham led a Democratic faction that opposed Fields for the duration of his term as governor.

Fred Vinson, Fields' one-time ally and successor in Congress and eventual opponent in 1930 and 1934. He would later become U.S. Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice of the United States.

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