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|name = Thomas Rust Underwood
|name = Thomas Rust Underwood
|image = TUnderwood.jpg
|image = TUnderwood.jpg
|jr/sr1 = United States Senator
|jr/sr1 = United States Senator
|state1 = [[Kentucky]]
|state1 = [[Kentucky]]
|term_start1 = March 19, 1951
|term_start1 = March 19, 1951
|term_end1 = November 4, 1952
|term_end1 = November 4, 1952
|appointer1 = [[Lawrence Wetherby]]
|predecessor1 = [[Virgil Chapman]]
|predecessor1 = [[Virgil Chapman]]
|successor1 = [[John Sherman Cooper|John S. Cooper]]
|successor1 = [[John Sherman Cooper]]
|state2 = [[Kentucky]]
|state2 = [[Kentucky]]
|district2 = [[Kentucky's 6th congressional district|6th]]
|district2 = [[Kentucky's 6th congressional district|6th]]
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|preceded2 = [[Virgil Chapman]]
|preceded2 = [[Virgil Chapman]]
|succeeded2 = [[John C. Watts]]
|succeeded2 = [[John C. Watts]]
|birth_date = {{birth date|1898|3|3}}
|birth_date = {{birth date|1898|3|3}}
|birth_place = [[Hopkinsville, Kentucky|Hopkinsville]], [[Kentucky]]
|birth_place = [[Hopkinsville, Kentucky]], U.S.
|death_date = {{death date and age|1956|6|29|1898|3|3}}
|death_date = {{death date and age|1956|6|29|1898|3|3}}
|death_place = [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]], [[Kentucky]]
|death_place = [[Lexington, Kentucky]], U.S.
|resting_place = [[Lexington Cemetery]]
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|alma_mater = [[University of Kentucky]]
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'''Thomas Rust Underwood''' (March 3, 1898{{spaced ndash}}June 29, 1956) served [[Kentucky]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] and in the [[United States Senate]].


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'''Thomas Rust Underwood''' (March 3, 1898{{spaced ndash}}June 29, 1956) was an American politician who served [[Kentucky]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] and in the [[United States Senate]].
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Underwood was born in [[Hopkinsville, Kentucky]]. He worked at the Lexington newspaper and in various state government and [[horse racing]] jobs until he was elected as a Democrat to the [[Eighty-first Congress]]; he was reelected to the [[Eighty-second Congress]] and served from January 3, 1949, until his resignation on March 17, 1951.


==Early life==
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Underwood was appointed on March 19, 1951, to the [[United States Senate]] as a Democrat to fill the vacancy in the term ending January 3, 1955, caused by the death of [[Virgil Chapman]] and served from March 19, 1951, to November 4, 1952. He sought to retain the seat in the 1952 special election but lost to [[John Sherman Cooper]].
Thomas Rust Underwood was born in [[Hopkinsville, Kentucky]] on March 3, 1891.<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/U000015 |title=Underwood, Thomas Rust |work=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]] |access-date=2021-08-24}}</ref> He attended public schools and graduated from the [[University of Kentucky]] in 1917.<ref name="bio"/> During [[World War I]], Underwood served in the Students Army Training Corps at the University of Kentucky.<ref name="bio"/>


==Career==
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After his stint in the Senate, Underwood went back to his editorial duties with the [[Lexington Herald]]. He died in [[Lexington, Kentucky]] and was interred at [[Lexington Cemetery]].
Underwood worked as the general manager of the [[Lexington Herald-Leader|Lexington Herald]] from 1931 to 1935 and editor from 1935 to 1936.<ref name="bio"/> He was a member of the Kentucky state planning board from 1931 to 1935 and secretary of the state racing commission from 1931 to 1943 and 1947 to 1947. He was secretary of the National Association of State Racing Commissioners from 1934 to 1948.<ref name="bio"/> He then served as the assistant to the director of the Office of Economic Stabilization in 1943.<ref name="bio"/>

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He was elected as a Democrat to the [[Eighty-first Congress]]; he was reelected to the [[Eighty-second Congress]] and served from January 3, 1949, until his resignation on March 17, 1951.<ref name="bio"/>

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Underwood was appointed on March 19, 1951, to the [[United States Senate]] as a Democrat to fill the vacancy in the term ending January 3, 1955, caused by the death of [[Virgil Chapman]] and served from March 19, 1951, to November 4, 1952. He sought to retain the seat in the 1952 special election but lost to [[John Sherman Cooper]].<ref name="bio"/>

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After his stint in the Senate, Underwood went back to his editorial duties with the Lexington Herald.<ref name="bio"/>

==Death==
Underwood died in [[Lexington, Kentucky]] on June 29, 1956. He was interred at [[Lexington Cemetery]].<ref name="bio"/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:40, 7 December 2024

Thomas Rust Underwood
United States Senator
from Kentucky
In office
March 19, 1951 – November 4, 1952
Appointed byLawrence Wetherby
Preceded byVirgil Chapman
Succeeded byJohn Sherman Cooper
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 6th district
In office
January 3, 1949 – March 17, 1951
Preceded byVirgil Chapman
Succeeded byJohn C. Watts
Personal details
Born(1898-03-03)March 3, 1898
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedJune 29, 1956(1956-06-29) (aged 58)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting placeLexington Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Kentucky

Thomas Rust Underwood (March 3, 1898 – June 29, 1956) was an American politician who served Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives and in the United States Senate.

Early life

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Thomas Rust Underwood was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on March 3, 1891.[1] He attended public schools and graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1917.[1] During World War I, Underwood served in the Students Army Training Corps at the University of Kentucky.[1]

Career

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Underwood worked as the general manager of the Lexington Herald from 1931 to 1935 and editor from 1935 to 1936.[1] He was a member of the Kentucky state planning board from 1931 to 1935 and secretary of the state racing commission from 1931 to 1943 and 1947 to 1947. He was secretary of the National Association of State Racing Commissioners from 1934 to 1948.[1] He then served as the assistant to the director of the Office of Economic Stabilization in 1943.[1]

He was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress; he was reelected to the Eighty-second Congress and served from January 3, 1949, until his resignation on March 17, 1951.[1]

Underwood was appointed on March 19, 1951, to the United States Senate as a Democrat to fill the vacancy in the term ending January 3, 1955, caused by the death of Virgil Chapman and served from March 19, 1951, to November 4, 1952. He sought to retain the seat in the 1952 special election but lost to John Sherman Cooper.[1]

After his stint in the Senate, Underwood went back to his editorial duties with the Lexington Herald.[1]

Death

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Underwood died in Lexington, Kentucky on June 29, 1956. He was interred at Lexington Cemetery.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Underwood, Thomas Rust". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Kentucky
(Class 2)
1952 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 6th congressional district
1949–1951 		Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by United States Senator (Class 2) from Kentucky
March 19, 1951–November 4, 1952
Served alongside: Earle C. Clements 		Succeeded by
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