| Political Party | Democratic |
| Term | January 20, 1949 - January 20, 1953 (71-75) |
| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Predecessor | Harry S. Truman |
| Successor | Richard Nixon |
| Full Name | Alben William Barkley |
| Birth |
November 24, 1877 Lowes, Kentucky |
| Father | John Wilson Barkley (1854-1932) |
| Mother | Electra Eliza Smith (1858-1945) |
| Brothers |
Clarence Thornton Barkley (1879-1900) George Fuller Barkley (1882-1964) Harry Smith Barkley (1884-1910) John Andrew Barkley (1893-1973) |
| Sisters |
Ima Barkley Brown (1886-1975) Ada Barkley Allen (1889-1915) Bernice Barkley Thieleman (1896-1978) |
| Alma Mater |
Marvin College (B.A. 1897) |
| Occupation |
U.S. Senate Minority Leader (1947-1949) U.S. Senate Majority Leader (1937-1947) U.S. Senator from Kentucky (1927-1949, 1955-1956) Representative from Kentucky's 1st District (1913-1927) County Attorney for McCracken County, Kentucky (1906-1913) Lawyer |
| Death |
April 30, 1956 Lexington, Virginia (78 years) |
| Dorothy Ann Brower (1882-1947) |
Married June 23, 1903 Widowed March 10, 1947 (43 years) |
| Elizabeth Jane Rucker Hadley (1911-1964) |
Married November 18, 1949 (6 years) |
|
David Murrell Barkley (m.1933 Dorothy Graves) |
Born 1906 Died 1983 (77 years) |
|
Marian Frances Barkley Truitt (m.1930 Max Truitt) |
Born 1908 Died 1996 (88 years) |
|
Laura Louise Barkley MacArthur (m.1934 Douglas MacArthur II) |
Born 1911 Died 1987 (76 years) |