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  May, Andrew J.
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AffiliationDemocratic  
  1939-11-01  
 
NameAndrew J. May
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Prestonsburg, Kentucky , United States
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Born June 24, 1875
DiedSeptember 06, 1959 (84 years)
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Jun 24, 2023 12:22pm
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Infoborn on Beaver Creek, near Langley, Floyd County, Ky., June 24, 1875; attended the public schools; taught in the schools of Floyd and Magoffin Counties, Ky., for five years; was graduated from Southern Normal University Law School, Huntingdon, Tenn. (later Union College, Jackson, Tenn.), in 1898; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Prestonsburg, Ky.; county attorney of Floyd County 1901-1909; special judge of the circuit court of Johnson and Martin Counties in 1925 and 1926; also engaged in agricultural pursuits, coal mining, and banking; elected to the Seventy-second and to the seven succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1931-January 3, 1947); chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Seventy-sixth through Seventy-ninth Congresses); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress; convicted on July 3, 1947, on charges of accepting bribes for his influence in the award of munitions contracts during the Second World War; served nine months in prison during 1950 and received a full pardon from President Truman in 1952; resumed the practice of law; died in Prestonsburg, Ky., September 6, 1959; interment in Mayo Cemetery.

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  11/05/1946 KY District 7 Lost 40.65% (-18.70%)
  11/07/1944 KY - District 07 Won 52.50% (+5.09%)
  11/03/1942 KY - District 07 Won 50.62% (+1.23%)
  11/05/1940 KY - District 07 Won 56.82% (+13.65%)
  08/03/1940 KY District 7 - D Primary Won 70.74% (+50.00%)
  11/08/1938 KY - District 07 Won 53.19% (+6.38%)
  08/06/1938 KY District 7 - D Primary Won 68.47% (+47.19%)
  11/03/1936 KY - District 07 Won 55.88% (+11.77%)
  08/01/1936 KY District 7 - D Primary Won 71.41% (+42.82%)
  11/06/1934 KY - District 07 Won 52.85% (+5.70%)
  11/08/1932 KY At-Large Won 6.59% (-0.00%)
  08/06/1932 KY At-Large - D Primary Won 9.23% (-0.30%)
  11/04/1930 KY District 10 Won 52.91% (+5.82%)
  08/02/1930 KY District 10 - D Primary Won 73.35% (+58.59%)
  11/06/1928 KY District 10 Lost 43.88% (-12.24%)
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