Vinson, Frederick Moore

Frederick Vinson was born in Lawrence , Kentucky County, in the family of the prison governor. After graduation, he entered the law school in Danville, Kentucky. After graduation, he got a job as a lawyer in a small town, Louise, and was soon elected as a city prosecutor.

During World War I, Vinson served in the US Army . After the war, he became District Attorney of the 32nd District Court of Kentucky.

Vinson began his political career in 1924 with a victory in the elections to the House of Representatives, where until 1929 he represented the interests of the Democratic Party . From 1931 to 1938, Frederick Vinson was again elected to the House of Representatives, where he initially represented the interests of the 9th Kentucky constituency, and in 1935 the 8th electoral district.

On November 26, 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt appointed Vinson a judge in the District of Columbia Court of Appeal. He held this post until his resignation on May 27, 1943. March 2, 1942 Vinson was appointed to the post of Chief Justice of the United States ^[1] .

On July 23, 1945, President Harry Truman appointed Frederick Vinson to succeed Henry Morgenth as US Secretary of the Treasure. In this post, Vinson began stabilizing the US financial situation and paying off allied countries ’loans to the United States. To attract private investment, he introduced a tax reduction bill. In 1946, Vinson assumed the position of President of the United States ^[2] .

Frederick Vinson died of a heart attack early in the morning of September 8, 1953. His body was buried at Pinehill Cemetery in Louise , Kentucky ^[3] .