Alvin Paul Kitchin
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Alvin Paul Kitchin was a U.S. Congressional representative from North Carolina
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Kitchin was born in Scotland Neck, North Carolina
on September 13, 1908, the grandson of William H. Kitchin
and the nephew of two congressmen. 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. He worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation
from January 1933 to August 1945. He then resumed the practice of law in Wadesboro, NC.
In 1956, Kitchin was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fifth, Eighty-sixth, and Eighty-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1963). He was the unsuccessful candidate for election in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress. Kitchin resumed the practice of law and was a resident of Wadesboro, North Carolina
, until his death there on October 22, 1983.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
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Kitchin was born in Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Scotland Neck is a town in Halifax County, North Carolina, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 2,362. It is part of the Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
on September 13, 1908, the grandson of William H. Kitchin
William H. Kitchin
William Hodges Kitchin was a one-term U.S. Congressional representative from North Carolina. He helped tighten the color line between blacks and whites in the state...
and the nephew of two congressmen. He was educated in the public schools; attended Oak Ridge Military Academy
Oak Ridge Military Academy
' is a college-preparatory military school in northwestern Guilford County, North Carolina. The academy is located within the town limits of Oak Ridge, North Carolina, which is named after the school...
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. He worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
from January 1933 to August 1945. He then resumed the practice of law in Wadesboro, NC.
In 1956, Kitchin was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fifth, Eighty-sixth, and Eighty-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1957-January 3, 1963). He was the unsuccessful candidate for election in 1962 to the Eighty-eighth Congress. Kitchin resumed the practice of law and was a resident of Wadesboro, North Carolina
Wadesboro, North Carolina
Wadesboro is a town in Anson County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,780 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Anson County.-Geography:Wadesboro is located at ....
, until his death there on October 22, 1983.