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  Barden, Graham A.
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NameGraham A. Barden
Address Craven County
New Bern, North Carolina , United States
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Born September 25, 1896
DiedJanuary 29, 1967 (70 years)
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Last ModifedRBH
Jan 04, 2015 02:26am
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InfoBARDEN, Graham Arthur, a Representative from North Carolina; born in Turkey Township, Sampson County, N.C., September 25, 1896; moved to Burgaw, Pender County, N.C., in 1908; attended the public schools; during the First World War served as a seaman in the United States Navy in 1918 and 1919; was graduated from the law department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1920; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in New Bern, N.C.; teacher in the New Bern (N.C.) High School in 1920; judge of the county court of Craven County, N.C., 1920-1924; member of the State house of representatives in 1933; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-fourth and to the twelve succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1961); chairman, Committee on Education (Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth Congresses), Committee on Education and Labor (Eighty-first, Eighty-second, and Eighty-fourth through Eighty-sixth Congresses); was not a candidate for renomination in 1960; died in New Bern, N.C., January 29, 1967; interment in Cedar Grove Cemetery.

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  11/07/1944 NC District 03 Won 71.64% (+43.27%)
  11/03/1942 NC District 03 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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  05/25/1940 NC District 03 - D Primary Won 60.41% (+40.59%)
  11/08/1938 NC District 03 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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  11/06/1934 NC - District 03 Won 67.08% (+34.16%)
  06/02/1934 NC - District 03 - D Primary Won 25.82% (+2.16%)
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