Changes

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]].

In June 1951 during a debate on creating a segregated veterans' hospital in Virginia that would only serve blacks, Golden supported the $5 million measure on the grounds that he believed black veterans were in favor of having such.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (June 16, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/06/16/the-booker-t-washington-veterans-hospital-a-segregation-debate-from-70-years-ago/ The Booker T. Washington Veterans Hospital: A Segregation Debate From 70 Years Ago]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref>

In June 1951 during a debate on creating a segregated veterans' hospital in Virginia that would only serve blacks, Golden supported the $5 million measure on the grounds that he believed black veterans were in favor of having such.<ref>FascinatingPolitics (June 16, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/06/16/the-booker-t-washington-veterans-hospital-a-segregation-debate-from-70-years-ago/ The Booker T. Washington Veterans Hospital: A Segregation Debate From 70 Years Ago]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref> He also worked on flood control, an important issue for his constituency, during his congressional tenure.<ref>Clarity, James F. (April 7, 1978). [https://www.nytimes.com/1978/04/07/archives/a-year-after-the-flood-pineville-ky-is-showing-optimism-from.html AYear After the Flood, Pineville, Ky., Is Showing Optimism]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref>

Golden served in Congress from 1949 to 1955. He did not seek re-nomination in 1954 and was succeeded by the conservative [[Eugene Siler]]. He then resumed his law practice. He died in Pineville, Kentucky, and is interred there at Pineville Memorial Cemetery.<ref name=bio/>

Golden served in Congress from 1949 to 1955. He did not seek re-nomination in 1954 and was succeeded by the conservative [[Eugene Siler]]. He then resumed his law practice. He died in Pineville, Kentucky, and is interred there at Pineville Memorial Cemetery.<ref name=bio/>