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  Manasco, Carter
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NameCarter Manasco
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Jasper, Alabama , United States
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Born January 03, 1902
DiedFebruary 05, 1992 (90 years)
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InfoMANASCO, Carter, a Representative from Alabama; born in Townley, Walker County, Ala., January 3, 1902; attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Ala.; graduated from the law department of the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, LL.B., 1927 and J.D. 1929; was admitted to the bar the same year and began practice in Jasper, Ala.; member of the State house of representatives, 1930-1934; served as secretary to Speaker William B. Bankhead 1933-1940; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Walter W. Bankhead; reelected to the Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses and served from June 24, 1941, to January 3, 1949; chairman, Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments (Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1948; resumed the practice of law and engaged in public relations work; member, first Hoover Commission on Reorganization of the Executive Departments, 1947-1949; legislative counsel, National Coal Association, 1949-1985; was a resident of McLean, Va., until his death in Arlington, Va., on February 5, 1992.

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  11/05/1946 AL - District 7 Won 72.74% (+45.48%)
  11/07/1944 AL District 7 Won 65.92% (+31.85%)
  05/30/1944 AL District 7 - D Runoff Won 51.25% (+2.51%)
  05/02/1944 AL District 7 - D Primary Won 39.01% (+5.57%)
  11/03/1942 AL District 7 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/24/1941 AL District 7 - Special Election Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  05/06/1941 AL District 7 - Special D Runoff Won 52.84% (+5.68%)
  04/08/1941 AL District 7 - Special D Primary Won 26.45% (+4.35%)
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