Dorothy Brower Barkley

Dorothy Brower Barkley

Dorothy Brower Barkley was the first wife of Alben W. Barkley, longtime United States politician and Vice President under Harry S. Truman.

According to Alben Barkley's memoir, "That Reminds Me", he was married to Dorothy Brower in 1903. They had three children, David (Bud), "Sis" (Marian) and "Wahwee" (Laura Louise, who married a nephew of General Douglas McArthur). In later years, Dorothy suffered from a heart condition, and Alben Barkley donated money to the University of Louisville School of Medicine, to find treatment for heart disease.

She died in 1947, and her daughter Sis (Mrs. Max O'Rell Truitt) took over hostessing duties until Alben Barkley remarried, during his term as Vice President.


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