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Labor Unions
Politician members in Kentucky

	Samuel H. Caddy (c.1884-1959) — also known as Sam Caddy; "The Grand Old Man of Kentucky Labor" — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Born in Staffordshire, England, about 1884. Democrat. Union organizer and labor leader; district president, United Mine Workers of America; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1936, 1940, 1952. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; United Mine Workers. Died, at Good Samaritan Hospital, Lexington, Fayette County, Ky., January 24, 1959 (age about 75 years). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
	Julia May Carson (1938-2007) — also known as Julia Carson; Julia May Porter — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 8, 1938. Democrat. Staff assistant for U.S. Rep. Andrew Jacobs, Jr., 1965-72; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1972-76; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1972, 1996, 2000, 2004; member of Indiana state senate, 1976-90; U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1997-2007 (10th District 1997-2003, 7th District 2003-07); died in office 2007. Female. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, United Auto Workers. Died, of lung cancer, in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind., December 15, 2007 (age 69 years, 160 days). Interment at Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Ind.   Relatives: Grandmother of André D. Carson.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
	Jack A. Nuckols (b. 1912) — of Beckley, Raleigh County, W.Va.; Walnut Cove, Stokes County, N.C. Born in Pineville, Bell County, Ky., July 3, 1912. Son of J. Leon Nuckols and Chesney (Asher) Nuckols. Democrat. Insurance and real estate business; member of West Virginia state senate 9th District, 1952-61; appointed 1952; resigned 1961; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1956. Christian. Member, Elks; Moose; Farm Bureau; Lions; Jaycees; Odd Fellows; Fraternal Order of Police. Still living as of 2003.   Relatives: Married, July 9, 1938, to Mary Emyl Stanley.

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