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McMULLEN, Chester Bartow, a Representative from Florida; born in Largo, Pinellas County, Fla.,
December 6, 1902; attended the public schools of Largo, Fla.; was graduated
from the college of law at the University of Florida in 1924; was admitted to
the bar in 1924 and commenced the practice of law in Clearwater, Fla.;
prosecuting attorney of Pinellas County, Fla., in 1927 and 1928; elected State
attorney for the sixth judicial circuit of Florida in 1930 and served until
elected to Congress in 1950; director of the First National Bank of Clearwater;
elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-second Congress (January 3, 1951-January 3,
1953); was not a candidate for renomination in 1952; died in Clearwater, Fla.,
November 3, 1953; interment in Sylvan Abbey, Clearwater, Fla.
BibliographyIvey, Donald J. The Life and Times of Chester Bartow McMullen,
Sr. (A.D. 1902 - 1953): A Chronological Biography. Privately printed,
1998.
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