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'''James Stephen Golden, Sr.''' (September 20, 1891 – 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 – 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>
==Early life and career==
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/>
==Political career==
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]].