Alben W. Barkley, who graduated from Emory in 1900, represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the Senate before becoming--at age 71 in 1949--the oldest Vice-President of the United States in history.
Alben W. Barkley represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the Senate before becoming--at age 71 in 1949--the oldest Vice-President of the United States in history. Alben W. Barkley graduated from Emory in 1900.