Alben Barkley

ID: 1787
This file appears in: Barkley’s Grave

Alben Barkley was born in 1877 to tenant farmers as Willie Alben Barkley. Once he was old enough to challenge his name, he changed it to Alben William Barkley. He was elected to Congress in 1913 and served until 1927. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Barkley’s Grave

By Ashlee Chilton
Historical Marker #1112 in Paducah marks the grave of Alben W. Barkley, who was vice president in President Harry S. Truman's administration. When giving a speech at a student convention in…