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King Swope

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King Swope
King Swope, c. 1919
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 8th district
In office
August 1, 1919 – March 3, 1921
Preceded byHarvey Helm
Succeeded byRalph Waldo Emerson Gilbert
Personal details
Born(1893-08-10)August 10, 1893
Danville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedApril 23, 1961(1961-04-23) (aged 67)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting placeLexington Cemetery
PartyRepublican
Alma materCentre College
University of Kentucky
ProfessionLawyer
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
RankCaptain
Battles/warsWorld War I

King Swope (August 10, 1893 – April 23, 1961) was an American attorney and politician who served as a U.S. representative from Kentucky.

Biography

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Born in Danville, Kentucky, Swope earned a B.A. from Centre College in 1914 and a law degree from the University of Kentucky at Lexington in 1916.[1][2] He was admitted to the bar in 1915 and practiced law in Lexington.[citation needed]

Swope enlisted and served during World War I as captain of infantry. He was elected as a Republican to the 66th U.S. Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Harvey Helm (August 1, 1919 – March 3, 1921). Swope was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the 67th U.S. Congress in 1920.[3]

Swope was appointed aide-de-camp with the rank of colonel on the staff of Governor Edwin P. Morrow in 1919, before resuming the practice of law. He was the chairman of the Republican executive committee of Fayette County, Kentucky, from 1928 to 1931, and was appointed and subsequently elected a judge of the circuit court of the 22nd judicial district of Kentucky and served from 1931 to 1940.[4]

Swope was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1935 and 1939.[5] He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1936, 1940, and 1944, and was chairman of the Republican State convention in 1936. He was also a member of the judicial council of Kentucky from 1931 to 1940.

In 1918, he married Mary Richards.[6]

Swope died in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1961 and was buried at Lexington Cemetery.

References

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  • United States Congress. "King Swope (id: S001129)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to King Swope at Wikimedia Commons
  • King Swope at Find a Grave

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.

  1. ↑ "SWOPE, King | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2026-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Swope, King". College of Law Class of 1916. 1916-01-01.
  3. ↑ "Library Catalog". Kentucky Historical Society. Retrieved 2026-09-19.
  4. ↑ "Swope, King". College of Law Class of 1916. 1916-01-01.
  5. ↑ "Library Catalog". Kentucky Historical Society. Retrieved 2026-09-19.
  6. ↑ "Swope, King". College of Law Class of 1916. 1916-01-01.
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