Alvin Paul Kitchin

Summary

A. Paul Kitchin (September 13, 1908 – October 22, 1983) was a U.S. Congressional representative from North Carolina.

A. Paul Kitchin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 8th district
In office
January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963
Preceded byCharles B. Deane
Succeeded byCharles R. Jonas
Personal details
Born
Alvin Paul Kitchin

(1908-09-13)September 13, 1908
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
DiedOctober 22, 1983(1983-10-22) (aged 75)
Wadesboro, North Carolina
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDora Bennett Little
Residence(s)Wadesboro, North Carolina
Alma materWake Forest College
OccupationAttorney

Early life edit

Kitchin was born in Scotland Neck, North Carolina, in 1908, the grandson of former congressman William H. Kitchin and the nephew of congressman Claude Kitchin and of North Carolina Governor William Walton Kitchin. His father, Alvin Paul Kitchin Sr., was a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was educated in the public schools; attended Oak Ridge Military Academy 1923–1925; graduated from Wake Forest College Law School in 1930; was admitted to the bar in 1930 and commenced the practice of law in Scotland Neck.

Wartime career with FBI edit

Beginning in 1933, he worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He served as special-agent-in-charge of the FBI's offices in several major cities, including Newark, NJ, New Orleans, LA, and Dallas, TX.[1][2] He retired from the FBI in August 1945, and then resumed the practice of law in Wadesboro, North Carolina, his wife's hometown.

Service in U.S. House of Representatives edit

In 1956, Kitchin was elected as a Democrat to the 85th Congress, and was subsequently re-elected to the 86th Congress (January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1961) and the 87th Congress. In 1962, his Republican colleague Charles R. Jonas ran for re-election in the 8th district as a result of redistricting, and defeated Kitchin. Kitchin resumed the practice of law and was a resident of Wadesboro, North Carolina, until his death there on October 22, 1983.

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-01-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "FBI — the Dallas Division Office Locations and Special Agents in Charge, 1914-2008". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 8th congressional district

1957–1963
Succeeded by