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|succeeded=[[Eugene Siler|Eugene Edward Siler, Sr.]]

|succeeded=[[Eugene Siler|Eugene Edward Siler, Sr.]]

|office2=U.S. Representative for Kentucky's<br>9th Congressional District

|office2=U.S. Representative for Kentucky's<br>9th Congressional District

|term_start=January 3, 1949

|term_start2=January 3, 1949

|term_end2=January 3, 1953

|term_end2=January 3, 1953

|preceded2=William Lewis

|preceded2=William Lewis

|succeeded2=District disbanded

|succeeded2=''(district disbanded)

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]

|birth_date=September 20, 1891

|birth_date=September 20, 1891

|occupation=[[Attorney]]

|occupation=[[Attorney]]

|spouse=  

|spouse=  

|children=Dr. James S. Golden, Jr. (1922-1998)<br>

|children=Dr. James S. Golden, Jr. (1922–1998)<br>

'''Father''':<br>

'''Father''':<br>

Benjamin Bristow Golden (1868-1942)  

Benjamin Bristow Golden (1868–1942)  

|residence=Barbourville, Kentucky

|residence=Barbourville, Kentucky

|religion=[[Christian]]

|religion=[[Christian]]

'''James Stephen Golden, Sr.''' (September 20, 1891 &ndash; September 6, 1971) was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the  8th and 9th congressional districts in his native [[Kentucky]], both of which were disbanded because of population losses.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7495091/james-stephen-golden|title=James Stephen Golden|publisher=''Find a Grave''|accessdate=July 10, 2021}}</ref>

'''James Stephen Golden, Sr.''' (September 20, 1891 &ndash; September 6, 1971) was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for the  8th and 9th congressional districts in his native [[Kentucky]], both of which were disbanded because of population losses.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7495091/james-stephen-golden|title=James Stephen Golden|publisher=''Find a Grave''|accessdate=July 10, 2021}}</ref>

Born in Barbourville in Knox County, he attended high school at Union College. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1912 from the [[University of Kentucky]] at [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]]. In 1916, he earned his law degree from the [[University of Michigan]] at Ann Arbor]]. That same year, he was admitted to the bar and established his practice in Barbourville.<ref name=bio/>

Born in Barbourville in Knox County, he attended high school at Union College. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1912 from the [[University of Kentucky]] at [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]]. In 1916, he earned his law degree from the [[University of Michigan]] at [[Ann Arbor]]. That same year, he was admitted to the bar and established his practice in Barbourville.<ref name=bio/>

In 1918, Golden was elected county attorney in Knox County, a post that he filled until 1922. He was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]],<ref name=bio/> which nominated [[Moderate Republican]] [[Dwight Eisenhower]] over the more [[conservative]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[Robert A. Taft]].

In 1918, Golden was elected county attorney in Knox County, a post that he filled until 1922. He was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]],<ref name=bio/> which nominated [[Moderate Republican]] [[Dwight Eisenhower]] over the more [[conservative]] [[U.S. Senator]] [[Robert A. Taft]].