Carter Manasco

Carter Manasco
Carter Manasco
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Alabama's 7th district
	In office; June 24, 1941 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Walter W. Bankhead
Succeeded by	Carl Elliott
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives; from the ? district
	In office; 1930–1934
Personal details
Born	January 3, 1902; Townley, Alabama, U.S.
Died	February 5, 1992 (aged 90); Arlington, Virginia, U.S
Political party	Democratic
Education	Howard College; University of Alabama (LL.B.)

Carter Manasco (January 3, 1902 – February 5, 1992) was an American politician and attorney. A member of the Democratic Party, Manasco served as U.S. Representative from Alabama from 1941 to 1949. Following his congressional service, Manasco worked for the National Coal Association as its legislative counsel.^[1]

Early life and career

Born in Townley, Alabama, Manasco attended the public schools and Howard College, Birmingham, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law, LL.B., 1927 and J.D. 1929. He was admitted to the bar the same year and began practice in Jasper, Alabama. He served as member of the Alabama House of Representatives from 1930 to 1934. He served as secretary to Speaker William B. Bankhead, 1933–1940.

U.S. House of Representatives

Manasco was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Walter W. Bankhead. He was reelected to the Seventy-eighth, Seventy-ninth, and Eightieth Congresses and served from June 24, 1941, to January 3, 1949. He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments (Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth Congresses).

During the early part of the Second World War, he railed against the measures of agencies like the Office of Price Administration:

Recently the Office of Price Administration issued a regulation placing a ceiling on the ancient game of pool and on the new national pastime, bowling. Of course, it is very important to call to the attention of the American people that their sons and brothers are dying in the Solomons, by placing a ceiling on these all-American pastimes.
— Congressional Record via Carbon County News^[2]

He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1948.

Later life and career

He resumed the practice of law and engaged in public relations work. He served as member of the first Hoover Commission on Reorganization of the Executive Departments from 1947 to 1949. He was legislative counsel for the National Coal Association from 1949 to 1985.

He was a resident of McLean, Virginia, until his death in Arlington, Virginia, on February 5, 1992.

References

United States Congress. "Carter Manasco (id: M000094)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

^ "Carter Manasco, 90, Alabama Lawmaker". The New York Times. 1992-02-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
^ Shelley, O.H.P. (1942-11-13). "UNBALANCED WAGES AND CONFUSION". Vol. 19, no. 37. Red Lodge, Montana: Carbon County News. p. 4 col. 1. Retrieved 2020-04-01.

External links

Carter Manasco at Find a Grave

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Walter W. Bankhead	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 7th congressional district June 24, 1941–January 3, 1949	Succeeded by Carl Elliott

[1] "Carter Manasco, 90, Alabama Lawmaker". The New York Times. 1992-02-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-16.

[2] Shelley, O.H.P. (1942-11-13). "UNBALANCED WAGES AND CONFUSION". Vol. 19, no. 37. Red Lodge, Montana: Carbon County News. p. 4 col. 1. Retrieved 2020-04-01.

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