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Current delegation


McConnell


Mitch McConnell (R)



Paul


Rand Paul (R)



since January 3, 2011


Below is a list of United States Senators from Kentucky. The state's Senators belong to Classes 2 and 3. Kentucky is currently represented in the U.S. Senate by Republicans Mitch McConnell (serving since 1985) and Rand Paul (serving since 2011). Currently on his sixth term in office, McConnell is Kentucky's longest serving Senator and has also been the Republican Leader of the United States Senate since 2007.




Contents





  • 1 List of Senators


  • 2 Living former senators


  • 3 See also


  • 4 Notes


  • 5 References




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Class 2


Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.


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Class 3


Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.


#
Senator
Party
Years in office
Electoral history
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Electoral history
Years in office
Party
Senator
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Vacant
June 1, 1792 –
June 18, 1792
Kentucky elected its senators a couple weeks after statehood.
1

2nd
1
Kentucky elected its senators a couple weeks after statehood.
June 1, 1792 –
June 18, 1792
Vacant
1

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John Brown

Anti-
Admin.
June 18, 1792 –
March 3, 1805

Elected June 18, 1792.

Elected June 18, 1792.
June 18, 1792 –
March 3, 1795

Anti-
Admin.

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John Edwards
1

Re-elected December 11, 1792.
2

3rd

Democratic-
Republican

4th
2

Elected in 1794.

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1801

Federalist

Humphrey Marshall.jpg
Humphrey Marshall
2

5th

Re-elected November 30, 1798.

Lost re-election
3

6th

7th
3

Elected November 20, 1800.

Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General.
March 4, 1801 –
August 7, 1805

Democratic-Republican

John Breckinridge.jpg
John Breckinridge
3

8th
2

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Buckner Thruston

Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1805 –
December 18, 1809

Elected in 1804.

Resigned to become judge of the U.S. Circuit Court.
4

9th
 
August 7, 1805 –
November 8, 1805

Vacant

Elected to finish Breckinridge's term.

Resigned because of participation in the Burr Conspiracy, having lost re-election.
November 8, 1805 –
November 18, 1806

Democratic-Republican

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John Adair
4

Elected to finish Adair's term, despite being younger than the constitutional age minimum.

Retired.
November 19, 1806 –
March 3, 1807

Democratic-Republican

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Henry Clay
5

10th
4

Elected November 20, 1806.

Retired.
March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1813

Democratic-Republican

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John Pope
6

11th

Vacant
December 18, 1809 –
January 10, 1810
 
3

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Henry Clay

Democratic-
Republican
January 10, 1810 –
March 3, 1811
Appointed to finish Thruston's term.

Retired.
4

George M. Bibb - Brady-Handy.jpg
George M. Bibb

Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1811 –
August 23, 1814

Elected in 1811.

Resigned to return to private practice.
5

12th

13th
5

January 12, 1813.

Resigned.
March 4, 1813 –
December 24, 1814

Democratic-Republican

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Jesse Bledsoe
7

Vacant
August 23, 1814 –
August 30, 1814
 
5

George Walker

Democratic-
Republican
August 30, 1814 –
December 16, 1814
Appointed to continue Bibb's term.

Successor qualified.
6

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William T. Barry

Democratic-
Republican
December 16, 1814 –
May 1, 1816

Elected to finish Bibb's term.

Resigned to become judge of the Kentucky Circuit Court.
 
December 24, 1814 –
February 2, 1815

Vacant

Elected January 3, 1815, to finish Bledsoe's term.[1]

Either retired or lost re-election.
February 2, 1815 –
March 3, 1819

Democratic-Republican

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Isham Talbot
8

14th

Vacant
May 1, 1816 –
November 3, 1816
 
7

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Martin D. Hardin

Federalist
November 3, 1816 –
March 3, 1817
Appointed to continue Barry's term.

Elected December 5, 1816, to finish Barry's term[2]

Retired.
8

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John J. Crittenden

Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819

Elected December 10, 1816.

Resigned to return to private practice.
6

15th

Vacant
March 3, 1819 –
December 10, 1819
 

16th
6

Elected December 17, 1818.

Resigned to run for governor.
March 4, 1819 –
May 28, 1820

Democratic-Republican

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William Logan
9
9

Richard-Mentor-Johnson.jpg
Richard M. Johnson

Democratic-
Republican
December 10, 1819 –
March 3, 1829

Elected to finish Logan's term.
 
May 28, 1820 –
October 19, 1820

Vacant

Elected to finish Logan's term.


Either retired or lost re-election.
October 19, 1820–
March 3, 1825

Democratic-Republican

ITalbot.jpg
Isham Talbot
10

17th

Jackson
Democratic-Republican

Re-elected in 1823.

Lost re-election.
7

18th

Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican

Jacksonian

19th
7
Election year unknown.

Either retired or lost re-election.
March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1831

Jacksonian

John Rowan.jpg
John Rowan
11

20th
10

George M. Bibb - Brady-Handy.jpg
George M. Bibb

Jacksonian
March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1835

Elected in 1829.

Either retired or lost re-election.
8

21st

22nd
8
 
March 4, 1831 –
November 10, 1831

Vacant

Elected late in 1831.
November 10, 1831 –
March 31, 1842

Anti
Jacksonian

HClay.jpg
Henry Clay
12

23rd
11

John J. Crittenden.png
John J. Crittenden

Anti
Jacksonian
March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1841

Elected in 1835.

Retired.
9

24th

Whig

25th
9

Re-elected in 1836.

Resigned.

Whig

26th
12

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James T. Morehead

Whig
March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1847

Elected in 1841.

Either retired or lost re-election.
10

27th

Elected to finish Clay's term.
March 31, 1842 –
June 12, 1848

Whig

John J. Crittenden.png
John J. Crittenden
13

28th
10

Re-elected in 1843.

Resigned to become Governor of Kentucky.

29th
13

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Joseph R. Underwood

Whig
March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853
Election year unknown.

Retired.
11

30th
 
June 12, 1848 –
June 23, 1848

Vacant
Appointed to continue Crittenden's term.

Elected January 3, 1849, to finish Crittenden's term.[3]

Either retired or lost re-election.
June 23, 1848 –
March 3, 1849

Whig

TMetcalfe.jpg
Thomas Metcalfe
14

31st
11

Elected in 1849
Died
March 4, 1849 –
June 24, 1852

Whig

HClay.jpg
Henry Clay
15

32nd
 
June 24, 1852 –
July 6, 1852

Vacant
Appointed to continue Clay's term.

Retired when elected successor qualified.
July 6, 1852 –
August 31, 1852

Democratic

DavidMeriwether.jpg
David Meriwether
16

Elected to finish Clay's term.

Retired.
September 1, 1852 –
March 3, 1855

Whig

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Archibald Dixon
17
14

JBThompson.jpg
John B. Thompson

Know Nothing
March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1859
Election year unknown.

Either retired or lost re-election.
12

33rd

34th
12

Elected in 1853, far in advance of the term.

Retired.
March 4, 1855–
March 3, 1861

Whig

John J. Crittenden.png
John J. Crittenden
18

35th

Know Nothing
15

Lazarus W. Powell - Brady-Handy.jpg
Lazarus W. Powell

Democratic
March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1865

Elected in 1858.

Either retired or lost re-election.
13

36th

37th
13

Elected in 1859, far in advance of the term.

Expelled for supporting the Confederacy.
March 4, 1861 –
December 4, 1861

Democratic

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John C. Breckinridge
19
 
December 4, 1861 –
December 10, 1861

Vacant

Elected to finish Breckinridge's term.
December 10, 1861 –
September 22, 1872

Unionist

GarrettDavisKY.jpg
Garrett Davis
20

38th
16

James Guthrie.jpg
James Guthrie

Democratic
March 4, 1865 –
February 7, 1868

Elected in 1865.

Resigned due to ill health.
14

39th

40th
14

Re-elected in 1867.

Died.

Democratic

Vacant
February 7, 1868 –
February 19, 1868
 
17

Thomas C. McCreery - Brady-Handy.jpg
Thomas C. McCreery

Democratic
February 19, 1868 –
March 3, 1871

Elected to finish Guthrie's term.

Lost re-election.

41st
18

John Stevenson.jpg
John W. Stevenson

Democratic
March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1877

Elected in 1871.

Retired.
15

42nd
 
September 22, 1872 –
September 27, 1872

Vacant
Appointed to continue Davis's term.

Elected January 21, 1873, to finish Davis's term.[3]

Either retired or lost re-election.
September 27, 1872 –
March 3, 1873

Democratic

WillisMachen.jpg
Willis B. Machen
21

43rd
15

Elected in 1872.

Retired.
March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879

Democratic

Thomas C. McCreery - Brady-Handy.jpg
Thomas C. McCreery
22

44th
19

James B. Beck - Brady-Handy.jpg
James B. Beck

Democratic
March 4, 1877 –
May 3, 1890

Elected in 1876.
16

45th

46th
16

Elected in 1879.

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1885

Democratic

John Stuart Williams.jpg
John Stuart Williams
23

47th

Re-elected in 1882.
17

48th

49th
17

Elected in 1884.
March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1897

Democratic

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Joseph Blackburn
24

50th

Re-elected in 1888.

Died.
18

51st

Vacant
May 3, 1890 –
May 26, 1890
 
20

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John G. Carlisle

Democratic
May 26, 1890 –
February 4, 1893

Elected to finish Beck's term.

Resigned.

52nd
18

Re-elected in 1890.

Lost re-election.

Vacant
February 4, 1893 –
February 15, 1893
 
21

William Lindsay.jpg
William Lindsay

Democratic
February 15, 1893 –
March 3, 1901

Elected to finish Carlisle's term.

53rd

Re-elected January 17, 1894.[4]

Retired.
19

54th

55th
19

Elected in 1897.

Retired.
March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903

Republican

WilliamDeboe.jpg
William J. Deboe
25

56th
22

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Joseph Blackburn

Democratic
March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1907

Elected January 16, 1900.

Lost re-election.
20

57th

58th
20

Elected January 15, 1902.[5]

Lost renomination.
March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1909

Democratic

James B Mccreary.jpg
James B. McCreary
26

59th
23

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Thomas H. Paynter

Democratic
March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1913

Elected January 9, 1906.[6]

Retired.
21

60th

61st
21

Elected February 28, 1908.[7]

Died.
March 4, 1909 –
May 23, 1914

Republican

William Bradley.jpg
William O. Bradley
27

62nd
24

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Ollie M. James

Democratic
March 4, 1913 –
August 28, 1918

Elected January 16, 1912.

Died.
22

63rd
 
May 23, 1914 –
June 16, 1914

Vacant
Appointed to continue Bradley's term.

Elected November 3, 1914, to finish Bradley's term.[3]

Retired.
June 16, 1914 –
March 3, 1915

Democratic

Camden Jr.jpg
Johnson N. Camden
28

64th
22

Elected in 1914.

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1921

Democratic

J. C. W. Beckham.jpg
John C. W. Beckham
29

65th

Vacant
August 28, 1918 –
September 7, 1918
 
25

GMartin.jpg
George B. Martin

Democratic
September 7, 1918 –
March 3, 1919
Appointed to finish James's term.

Retired.
26

AOStanley.jpg
Augustus Stanley

Democratic
March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1925

Elected in 1918.

Didn't take seat until May 19, 1919, as he wanted to remain Governor of Kentucky. However, he was still elected and qualified as senator.

Lost re-election.
23

66th

67th
23

Elected in 1920.

Lost re-election.
March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1927

Republican

Richard Pretlow Ernst.jpg
Richard P. Ernst
30

68th
27

Frederic Sacektt.jpg
Fred M. Sackett

Republican
March 4, 1925 –
January 9, 1930

Elected in 1924.

Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to Germany.
24

69th

70th
24

Elected in 1926.
March 4, 1927 –
January 19, 1949

Democratic

AlbenBarkley.jpg
Alben W. Barkley
31

71st

Vacant
January 9, 1930 –
January 11, 1930
 
28

JRobsion.jpg
John M. Robsion

Republican
January 11, 1930 –
November 30, 1930
Appointed to continue Sackett's term.

Lost elections both to finish Sackett's term and to next term.
29

Ben Mitchell Williamson.jpg
Ben M. Williamson

Democratic
December 1, 1930 –
March 3, 1931

Elected November 4, 1930, to finish Sackett's term.

Retired.
30

MMLogan.jpg
Marvel M. Logan

Democratic
March 4, 1931 –
October 3, 1939

Elected in 1930.
25

72nd

73rd
25

Re-elected in 1932.

74th

Re-elected in 1936.

Died.
26

75th

76th
26

Re-elected in 1938.

Vacant
October 3, 1939 –
October 10, 1939
 
31

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Happy Chandler

Democratic
October 10, 1939 –
November 1, 1945
Appointed to continue Logan's term.

Elected November 5, 1940, to finish Logan's term.

77th

Re-elected in 1942.

Resigned to become Commissioner of Baseball.
27

78th

79th
27

Re-elected in 1944.

Resigned to become U.S. Vice President.

Vacant
November 1, 1945 –
November 19, 1945
 
32

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William A. Stanfill

Republican
November 19, 1945 –
November 5, 1946
Appointed to continue Chandler's term.

Retired.
33

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John Sherman Cooper

Republican
November 6, 1946 –
January 3, 1949

Elected to finish Chandler's term.

Lost re-election.

80th
Appointed to continue Barkley's term.

Resigned to trigger special election.
January 20, 1949 –
November 26, 1950

Democratic

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Garrett L. Withers
32
34

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Virgil Chapman

Democratic
January 3, 1949 –
March 8, 1951

Elected in 1948.

Died.
28

81st

Elected to finish Barkley's term, having been elected to the next term.
November 27, 1950 –
January 3, 1957

Democratic

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Earle C. Clements
33

82nd
28

Elected to full term in 1950.

Lost re-election.

Vacant
March 8, 1951 –
March 19, 1951
 
35

TUnderwood.jpg
Thomas R. Underwood

Democratic
March 19, 1951 –
November 4, 1952
Appointed to continue Chapman's term.

Lost election to finish Chapman's term.
36

JohnShermanCooper.jpg
John Sherman Cooper

Republican
November 5, 1952 –
January 3, 1955

Elected to finish Chapman's term.

Lost re-election.

83rd
37

AlbenBarkley.jpg
Alben W. Barkley

Democratic
January 3, 1955 –
April 30, 1956

Elected in 1954.

Died.
29

84th

Vacant
April 30, 1956 –
June 21, 1956
 
38

RHumphreys.jpg
Robert Humphreys

Democratic
June 21, 1956 –
November 6, 1956
Appointed to continue Barkley's term.

Retired when elected successor qualified.
39

JohnShermanCooper.jpg
John Sherman Cooper

Republican
November 7, 1956 –
January 3, 1973

Elected to finish Barkley's term.

85th
29

Elected in 1956.
January 3, 1957 –
December 16, 1968

Republican

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Thruston Morton
34

86th

Re-elected in 1960.
30

87th

88th
30

Re-elected in 1962.

Retired, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.

89th

Re-elected in 1966.

Retired.
31

90th
Appointed to finish Morton's term, having already been elected to the next term.
December 17, 1968 –
December 27, 1974

Republican

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Marlow Cook
35

91st
31

Elected in 1968.

Lost re-election, and resigned early to give successor preferential seniority.

92nd
40

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Walter Huddleston

Democratic
January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1985

Elected in 1972.
32

93rd
Appointed to finish Cook's term, having already been elected to the next term.
December 28, 1974 –
January 3, 1999

Democratic

Wendell Ford.jpg
Wendell H. Ford
36

94th
32

Elected in 1974.

95th

Re-elected in 1978.

Lost re-election.
33

96th

97th
33

Re-elected in 1980.

98th
41

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Mitch McConnell

Republican
January 3, 1985 –
Present

Elected in 1984.
34

99th

100th
34

Re-elected in 1986.

101st

Re-elected in 1990.
35

102nd

103rd
35

Re-elected in 1992.

Retired.

104th

Re-elected in 1996.
36

105th

106th
36

Elected in 1998.
January 3, 1999 –
January 3, 2011

Republican

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Jim Bunning
37

107th

Re-elected in 2002.
37

108th

109th
37

Re-elected in 2004.

Retired.

110th

Re-elected in 2008.
38

111th

112th
38

Elected in 2010.
January 3, 2011 –
Present

Republican

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Rand Paul
38

113th

Re-elected in 2014.
39

114th

115th
39

Re-elected in 2016.

116th
To be determined in the 2020 election.
40

117th

118th
40
To be determined in the 2022 election.
#
Senator
Party
Years in office
Electoral history
T
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T
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Electoral history
Years in office
Party
Senator
#

Class 2

Class 3


Living former senators[edit]


There are no living former U.S. Senators from Kentucky. The last living former Senator was Walter Huddleston (1973–1985), who died October 16, 2018. The most recently serving Senator to die was Jim Bunning (1999–2011) on May 26, 2017.



See also[edit]


  • List of United States Representatives from Kentucky

  • United States congressional delegations from Kentucky


Notes[edit]




  1. ^ "Kentucky 1815 U.S. Senate, Ballot 2". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 25, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em, citing The Union (Washington, KY). January 14, 1815. Argus of Western America (Frankfort, KY). January 7, 1815.


  2. ^ Byrd, p. 110.


  3. ^ abc Byrd, p. 112.


  4. ^ Kleber, John E. The Kentucky Encyclopedia. p. 558.


  5. ^ "MANY VOTES TO ELECT". The New York Times. January 16, 1902. p. 3.


  6. ^ Schiller, Wendy J.; Stewart III, Charles (2015). Electing the Senate: Indirect Democracy before the Seventeenth Amendment. Princeton University Press. p. 35-36.


  7. ^ Tribune Almanac (1909), p. 315.




References[edit]



  • Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy, ed. "The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992". United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.


  • The Tribune Almanac and Political Register 1909. New York: The Tribune Association. 1909. p. 315.









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