- Graham Arthur Barden
Graham Arthur Barden (
25 September 1896 -29 January 1967 ) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman fromNorth Carolina between 1935 and 1961.Born in
Sampson County, North Carolina in 1896, he moved toBurgaw, North Carolina at the age of 12, where he attended public schools. DuringWorld War I , Barden was a seaman in theUnited States Navy .After leaving the Navy in 1919, Barden attended the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , where he studied law and was admitted ot the bar in 1920. After briefly practicing law and teaching high school that same year, he became a judge in the Craven County courts, a post he held until 1924.In 1932, Barden was elected to the
North Carolina House of Representatives ; two years later, he won the first of thirteen consecutive terms in theUnited States House . During the 78th and 79th Congresses, he chaired the House Education Committee; after that committee merged to become the Education and Labor Committee, he again became chairman in the 81st, 82nd, 84th, 85th, and 86th sessions.He chose not to stand for re-election in 1960 and died in
New Bern, North Carolina in 1967.References
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