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John Jackson Sparkman
American, 1899 - 1985
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- John Jackson Sparkman
BiographyJohn Jackson Sparkman was born on 20 December 1899 in Hartselle, Alabama. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1937-1946 and in the U.S. Senate from 1946-1979 representing Alabama. He was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1952. He died in Huntsville, Alabama on 16 November 1985.
Source: “SPARKMAN, John Jackson.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000701. Accessed 11 March 2026.
Source: “SPARKMAN, John Jackson.” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/S000701. Accessed 11 March 2026.
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