William J. Fields

William Jason Fields ( born December 29, 1874 in Willard, Carter County, Kentucky, † October 21, 1954 in Grayson, Kentucky ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Kentucky.

Early youth and ascent

William Fields attended the local elementary schools of his home and the University of Kentucky. He then studied law privately, worked as a farmer and was in the real estate business. In addition, he also served as traveling salesman in the country on the move, which he was unable to establish important contacts. In 1911 he was elected to the Democratic Party in the House of Representatives of the United States. This mandate he held until 1923.

Governor of Kentucky

His candidacy for the office of governor came about by chance. The internal primaries had J. Campbell Cantrill won. He should also be the Democratic candidate in the gubernatorial election. The sudden death Cantrills and the renunciation of the second-placed candidate albums W. Barkley Fields has now been nominated. This won the election against his Republican opponent, Charles I. Dawson with 53.3 % of votes. Dawson reached a vote share of 45.8 %. Fields' four-year term began on December 11, 1923 and ended on 13 December 1927. During this time, a trade school for African Americans in Paducah was founded. He sat down for a general improvement of educational policy and promoted the expansion of the country's infrastructure, particularly roads. To finance a fuel tax was introduced. In addition, an agency was established to manage the state-owned national parks. As a devout and strict Methodist, he said in the governor villa all dance events. Despite its success, Fields was not without controversy. The setting of two sons in the civil service has been designed him as nepotism. His opponents, who were also represented in his own party accused him of corruption and accused him of having spoken to many pardons.

Evening of life and death

After the expiration of his term in 1927 he was formally admitted to the bar. As a result, he was temporarily working as a lawyer. An attempt to be selected again in the U.S. Congress failed. Between 1932 and 1935 he was a prosecutor in a regional court in Kentucky. From 1936 to 1944 he was a member of the state professional association of Kentucky, the Workmen's Compensation Board. He was, from 1940 to 1945 not associated an insurance company. William Fields died in 1954. He was married to Dora McDavid, the couple had six children.