Black plaque № 45517

Paducah, KY, United States

Barkley's Law Office. Alben W. Barkley, Congressman, U.S. Senator, and Vice President, began practice of law here, 1901. He had read law for two years in offices of Rep. Charles K. Wheeler and Judge William Sutton Bishop, the "Old Judge Priest" of Irvin Cobb's stories. Barkley supplemented his incom

e by acting as court reporter. Presented by BPO Elks No. 217 Paducah, of which Mr. Barkley was a member.

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