US Congressman, Kentucky Governor, and US Senator. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 38th Governor of Kentucky from December 1915 until May 1919 and also served in the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd congressional district for six consecutive terms from March 1903 until 1915, and the US Senate from May 1919 until March 1925. During his tenure as a congressman, he served on the Committee on Mines and Mining, the Committee on Territories, and the Committee on Agriculture. He was a strong advocate for progressive reforms, such as more extensive study of mine accident prevention, railroad regulation, a pure food and drug act, and an eight-hour work day. Additionally, he called for an antitrust investigation of the American Tobacco Company, claiming they were a monopsony that drove down prices for the tobacco farmers of his district. As a result of his investigation, the US Supreme Court ordered the breakup of the American Tobacco Company in 1911. He also chaired a committee that conducted an antitrust investigation of U.S. Steel, which brought him national acclaim, and many of his ideas were incorporated into the 1914 Clayton Antitrust Act. In 1924 his bid fir re-election to a 2nd term in the US Senate was defeated by his Republican opponent Frederic M. Sackett, and h returned home to his legal practice. In 1930 President Herbert Hoover appointed him to the International Joint Commission that was charged with settling boundary disputes between the US and Canada, serving until his resignation in 1954. He died at the age of 91.
US Congressman, Kentucky Governor, and US Senator. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 38th Governor of Kentucky from December 1915 until May 1919 and also served in the U S House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd congressional district for six consecutive terms from March 1903 until 1915, and the US Senate from May 1919 until March 1925. During his tenure as a congressman, he served on the Committee on Mines and Mining, the Committee on Territories, and the Committee on Agriculture. He was a strong advocate for progressive reforms, such as more extensive study of mine accident prevention, railroad regulation, a pure food and drug act, and an eight-hour work day. Additionally, he called for an antitrust investigation of the American Tobacco Company, claiming they were a monopsony that drove down prices for the tobacco farmers of his district. As a result of his investigation, the US Supreme Court ordered the breakup of the American Tobacco Company in 1911. He also chaired a committee that conducted an antitrust investigation of U.S. Steel, which brought him national acclaim, and many of his ideas were incorporated into the 1914 Clayton Antitrust Act. In 1924 his bid fir re-election to a 2nd term in the US Senate was defeated by his Republican opponent Frederic M. Sackett, and h returned home to his legal practice. In 1930 President Herbert Hoover appointed him to the International Joint Commission that was charged with settling boundary disputes between the US and Canada, serving until his resignation in 1954. He died at the age of 91.
Bio by: William Bjornstad
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