Kenneth A. Roberts

Kenneth Allison Roberts (November 1, 1912 - May 9, 1989) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

Born in Piedmont, Alabama, Roberts attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama. He was graduated from the University of Alabama Law School in 1935 and admitted to the bar in 1936. He practiced law in Anniston, Alabama (1936) and in Talladega (1937-1942).

Roberts was elected to the Alabama State Senate in 1942 and resigned the same year to enter the United States Navy. He served in both Atlantic and Pacific Theaters until discharged as a lieutenant in 1945. He was president of Piedmont Development Co. from 1945 to 1950. From 1948 to 1950 he served as member of Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs and city attorney of Piedmont, Alabama.

Roberts was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-second and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951-January 3, 1965). He was wounded in the 1954 U.S. Capitol shooting incident. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress.

He resumed the practice of law until his retirement in 1979. From 1965 to 1972 he was Counsel for the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission. He served as member of the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee from 1966 to 1970.

He was a resident of Anniston, Alabama until his death in Potomac, Maryland, on May 9, 1989. He was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.

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NAME = Roberts, Kenneth Allison
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH = November 1, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH = Piedmont, Alabama, USA
DATE OF DEATH = May 9, 1989
PLACE OF DEATH = Potomac, Maryland, USA