Emery L. Frazier Explained

Order:20th
Office:Secretary of the United States Senate
Term Start:January 1, 1966
Term End:September 30, 1966
Predecessor:Felton M. Johnston
Successor:Francis R. Valeo
Office1:Member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 45th district
Term Start1:1922
Term End1:1924
Predecessor1:Benjamin L. Cox
Successor1:William M. Duncan
Office2:Mayor of Whitesburg, Kentucky
Birth Date:24 September 1896
Birth Place:Railey Station, Kentucky
Alma Mater:University of Kentucky

Emery L. Frazier (September 24, 1896  - April 24, 1973)[1] was a Kentucky politician who served as secretary of the United States Senate.

Born in Railey Station in Woodford County, Kentucky, he interrupted his studies at the University of Kentucky in 1917 to enlist in the Army. After serving during World War I, he completed his degree and was admitted to the Kentucky Bar in 1921. He was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1922, later served as reading clerk of the House, and was elected mayor of the City of Whitesburg.

Frazier was reading clerk for the Democratic National Convention in 1932, when he followed his friend, Senator Alben W. Barkley, to Washington, D.C. There, Frazier was appointed legislative clerk of the Senate that year and served until 1948, when he was appointed Chief Clerk of the Senate. Frazier ascended to Secretary of the U.S. Senate on January 1, 1966, the twentieth person to hold that title, and he served for nine months before leaving the office and being appointed by the Senate to work on a history of the body.[2] Frazier continued that work until 1970, when he retired because of illness.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Official Congressional Directory, 89th Congress, 2nd Session, 1966. . 2021-02-11. 2021-02-11.
  2. News: Emery L. Frazier, Secretary of the Senate, 1966. . 2021-02-11. 2021-02-11.