A. S. J. Carnahan | |
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| United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone | |
| In office May 11, 1961 – July 13, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Reiner (Interim Chargé d'Affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Vincent Corry |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 8th district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | Parke M. Banta |
| Succeeded by | Richard Howard Ichord Jr. |
| In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | William P. Elmer |
| Succeeded by | Parke M. Banta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan January 9, 1897 near Ellsinore, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | March 24, 1968 (aged 71) Rochester, Minnesota |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Kathel Schupp (1895–1981) |
| Children | 2, including Mel |
| Relatives | Carnahan family |
| Alma mater | Missouri State Teachers College University of Missouri |
Albert Sidney Johnson Carnahan (January 9, 1897 – March 24, 1968) was an American educator, diplomat and Democratic Party politician who represented southeastern Missouri in the United States House of Representatives for fourteen years between 1945 and 1961. He was the patriarch of the Carnahan family, a prominent political family in Missouri into the 21st century. He began his career as a teacher and school administrator.