Senator John Sparkman

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gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coinage_Act_of_1965
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Alabama_Democratic_Party
gptkbp:birth_date 1899-12-20
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Huntsville,_Alabama
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Sparkman_Jr.
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Foreign_Relations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Banking,_Housing,_and_Urban_Affairs
gptkbp:death_date 1985-11-16
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Alabama
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:John_J._Sparkman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator John Sparkman
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/ John_ Sparkman%2 C_ Alabama_ Senator.jpg/220px-John_ Sparkman%2 C_ Alabama_ Senator.jpg
gptkbp:known_for Long tenure in the U. S. Senate
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:National_Housing_Act_of_1949
gptkb:National_Flood_Insurance_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Housing_Act_of_1961
gptkb:Community_Development_Act_of_1974
gptkb:Housing_and_Urban_Development_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Housing_and_Community_Development_Act_of_1974
gptkb:Housing_and_Urban_Development_Act_of_1970
gptkb:Housing_Act_of_1954
gptkb:Emergency_Housing_Act_of_1975
gptkb:Housing_Act_of_1968
gptkb:Housing_and_Urban_Development_Act_of_1973
gptkb:Housing_and_Urban_Development_Act_of_1977
gptkb:Housing_and_Urban_Development_Act_of_1982
gptkb:Housing_and_Urban_Development_Act_of_1985
gptkb:Public_Works_and_Economic_Development_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Economic_Opportunity_Act_of_1964
gptkb:Higher_Education_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Housing_and_Urban_Development_Act_of_1980
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1978
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1979
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1981
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1983
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1984
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Sparkman_Act
gptkbp:office gptkb:election
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:1979
1936
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lister_Hill
gptkbp:religion gptkb:church
gptkbp:signature_move https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/ John_ Sparkman_signature.svg/220px-John_ Sparkman_signature.svg.png
gptkbp:spouse Ethel Sparkman
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Mc_Millan
gptkbp:term_end 1979-01-03
gptkbp:term_start 1946-11-05