Kenneth McKellar (politician)

Kenneth McKellar
President pro tempore of the United States Senate
In office
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953
Preceded byArthur Vandenberg
Succeeded byStyles Bridges
In office
January 6, 1945 – January 4, 1947
Preceded byCarter Glass
Succeeded byArthur Vandenberg
United States Senator
from Tennessee
In office
March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1953
Preceded byLuke Lea
Succeeded byAlbert Gore, Sr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee's 10th district
In office
December 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917
Preceded byGeorge W. Gordon
Succeeded byHubert Fisher
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Douglas McKellar

(1869-01-29)January 29, 1869
Dallas County, Alabama, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 1957(1957-10-25) (aged 88)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity of Alabama
ProfessionAttorney

Kenneth Douglas McKellar (January 29, 1869 – October 25, 1957) was an American politician from Tennessee who served as a United States Representative from 1911 until 1917 and as a United States Senator from 1917 until 1953. A Democrat, he served longer in both houses of Congress than anyone else in Tennessee history.

Only a few other congressmen in American history have served longer in both houses.