Kenneth A. Roberts
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Kenneth Roberts | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's at-large district | |
In office January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | |
Preceded by | Constituency reestablished |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 4th district | |
In office January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1963 | |
Preceded by | Sam Hobbs |
Succeeded by | Glenn Andrews |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Allison Roberts November 1, 1912 Piedmont, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | May 9, 1989 Potomac, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 76)
Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Samford University (BA) University of Alabama (LLB) |
Kenneth Allison Roberts (November 1, 1912 – May 9, 1989) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from Alabama from 1951 to 1965.
Biography
Born in
World War II
Roberts was elected to the
Early career
He was president of Piedmont Development Co. from 1945 to 1950. From 1948 to 1950 he served as member of Alabama State Board of Veterans Affairs and city attorney of Piedmont, Alabama.
Congress
Roberts was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-second and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1965). He was wounded in the 1954 United States Capitol shooting. Having been a signatory to the 1956 Southern Manifesto that opposed the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education, he voted against H.R. 6127, Civil Rights Act of 1957.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964 to the Eighty-ninth Congress.
Roberts led the establishment of federal safety legislation through the House of Representatives subcommittee on traffic safety which was formed in 1956.[2]
In 1963 he introduced the U.S. Clean Air Act.[citation needed]
Later career
He resumed the practice of law until his retirement in 1979. From 1965 to 1972 he was Counsel for the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission. He served as member of the National Highway Safety Advisory Committee from 1966 to 1970.[citation needed]
Death and burial
He was a resident of Anniston, Alabama until his death due to congestive heart failure in Potomac, Maryland, on May 9, 1989. He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
See also
- United States Congress members killed or wounded in office
Bibliography
- United States Congress. "Kenneth A. Roberts (id: R000314)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Heflin, Howell (June 21, 1989). "Tribute to Congressman Kenneth Roberts". Congressional Record - 101st Congress (1989-1990). Library of Congress.[permanent dead link]
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress