King Swope papers, 1884-1950.

United States. Congress. House

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U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house of Congress. From the guide to the Subscription lists, 1870, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) The first session of the Congress of the United States, under a resolution passed by the Congress of the Confederation, on September 13, 1788, was called to meet in New York City on March 4, 1789. On the appointed day only 13 Members of the House were present and, as this number did not constitute a quorum, the sessions...

Sampson, Flem D., 1875-1967.

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Republican Party (Ky.)

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Swope, King, 1893-1961.

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U.S. Congressman, Lawyer, Judge. King Swope, a native of Boyle County, Ky., began practicing law in Lexington, Kentucky while attending the University of Kentucky law school. His practice was interrupted, however, by his service in World War I. After the war, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (1919-1921) from the eighth Congressional District. At twenty-six years of age, he was one of the youngest members of Congress ever to assume that office. When he ...