Alben Barkley Democratic Woman’s Club of McCracken County
We are an organization of women in Paducah, Kentucky dedicated to the achievement of a society that is both free and fair, who motivate others to become politically active for the Democratic Party. Regularly scheduled meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month. Diana Yancey was elected as our local club President
in 2010 and currently holds this position. Please join us on the first Tuesday
each month, 6pm, at the Gold Rush Cafe restaurant, 4th and Broadway, in Paducah.
For more information contact: Diana Yancey, 270-933-7444
Our club was named in honor of former Vice President of the United States,
Alben W. Barkley. Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956)
served as the 35th Vice President of the United States (1949–1953), under
President Harry S. Truman. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously
served as a U.S. Representative (1913–1927) and a U.S. Senator (1927–1949)
from Kentucky. He served as Senate Majority Leader from 1937 to 1947.
Barkley was a native of western Kentucky and practiced law in McCracken County. He was the prosecuting attorney for McCracken County from 1905 to 1909 and judge of McCracken County Court from 1909 to 1913. Alben W. Barkley is buried in Mount Kenton Cemetery, on Lone Oak Road, near Paducah, Kentucky.
We are an organization of women in Paducah, Kentucky dedicated to the achievement of a society that is both free and fair, who motivate others to become politically active for the Democratic Party. Regularly scheduled meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month. Diana Yancey was elected as our local club President
in 2010 and currently holds this position. Please join us on the first Tuesday
each month, 6pm, at the Gold Rush Cafe restaurant, 4th and Broadway, in Paducah.
For more information contact: Diana Yancey, 270-933-7444
Our club was named in honor of former Vice President of the United States,
Alben W. Barkley. Alben William Barkley (November 24, 1877 – April 30, 1956)
served as the 35th Vice President of the United States (1949–1953), under
President Harry S. Truman. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously
served as a U.S. Representative (1913–1927) and a U.S. Senator (1927–1949)
from Kentucky. He served as Senate Majority Leader from 1937 to 1947.
Barkley was a native of western Kentucky and practiced law in McCracken County. He was the prosecuting attorney for McCracken County from 1905 to 1909 and judge of McCracken County Court from 1909 to 1913. Alben W. Barkley is buried in Mount Kenton Cemetery, on Lone Oak Road, near Paducah, Kentucky.