Kenneth D. McKellar
| Kenneth Douglas McKellar | |
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United States Senator from Tennessee |
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In office March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Luke Lea |
| Succeeded by | Albert Gore, Sr. |
| President pro tempore of the United States Senate | |
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In office January 6, 1945 – January 4, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | Carter Glass |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Vandenberg |
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In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Arthur Vandenberg |
| Succeeded by | Styles Bridges |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee's 10th district |
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In office December 4, 1911 – March 4, 1917 |
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| Preceded by | George W. Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Hubert Fisher |
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January 29, 1869 Dallas County, Alabama |
| Died | October 25, 1957 (aged 88) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | none (never married) |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama |
| Profession | Attorney |
Kenneth Douglas McKellar (January 29, 1869 – October 25, 1957) was an American politician from Tennessee who served as a United States Representative from 1911 until 1917 and as a United States Senator from 1917 until 1953. A Democrat, he served longer in both houses of Congress than anyone else in Tennessee history, and only a few others in American history have served longer in both houses.
McKellar was a native of Dallas County, Alabama and graduated from the University of Alabama in 1891 and its law school in 1892. He moved to Memphis, Tennessee, and was admitted to the bar the same year. McKellar was first elected to the House in a special election in November 1911 to succeed George W. Gordon in the 10th Congressional District, which included Memphis. He won the seat in his own right in 1912 and was reelected in 1914 serving until his election to the United States Senate.
McKellar ran for the Senate in 1916, defeating incumbent Senator Luke Lea in the Democratic primary and winning the general election against former Republican Governor Ben W. Hooper. He was reelected to the Senate in 1922 (defeating former Senator Newell Sanders), 1928 (defeating former U.S. Assistant Attorney General James Alexander Fowler), 1934 (again defeating Ben Hooper), 1940 (against Howard Baker, Sr., father of future Senator Howard Baker), and 1946 when he defeated William B. Ladd.
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