John Sparkman Autographs
John Jackson Sparkman (December 20, 1899 – November 16, 1985) was an American jurist and politician from the state of Alabama. A Southern Democrat, Sparkman served in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1946 and the United States Senate from 1946 until 1979. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for vice president in the 1952 presidential election.
Born in Morgan County, Alabama, Sparkman established a legal practice in Huntsville, Alabama, after graduating from the University of Alabama School of Law. He won election to the House in 1936 and served as house majority whip in 1946. He left the House in 1946 after winning a special election to succeed Senator John H. Bankhead II. While in the Senate, he helped establish Marshall Space Flight Center and served as the chairman of several committees. Sparkman served as Adlai Stevenson's running mate in the 1952 presidential election, but they were defeated by the Republican ticket of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.
Known as a defender of segregation during the Civil Rights era, Sparkman voted regularly against civil rights legislation and condemned the "judicial usurpation" of the U.S. Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education, Sparkman signed the 1956 Southern Manifesto, which pledged opposition to racial integration and promised to use "all lawful means" to fight the ruling that put court power behind the integration of public institutions. He became the longest-serving senator from Alabama in 1977, a record that was surpassed by Richard Shelby in 2019. Sparkman chose not to seek re-election in 1978 and retired from public office the following year.
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Traded items with a signature of John Sparkman
The most expensive item with a signature of John Sparkman ("Alabama Congressman" John Sparkman Hand Signed 3X5 Card COA) was sold in March 2025 for $199.99 while the cheapest item (John Sparkman was an American politician state of Alabama Hand Signed Card) found a new owner for $0.99 in July 2016. The month with the most items sold (3) was December 2008 with an average selling price of $11.61 for an autographed item of John Sparkman. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2015 with $115.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2008. In average, an autographed item from John Sparkman is worth $9.91.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Sparkman were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | "Alabama Congressman" John Sparkman Hand Signed 3X5 Card COA | $199.99 |  |
| 1953 Alabama Senator John Sparkman Autograph Signed Letter to John F. Kennedy | $39.95 | |
| Alabama Senator John Sparkman Autograph Vintage Hand Signed - Envelope | $3.01 | |
| Alabama Senator VP candidate John Sparkman, 1981 signed letter autograph | $4.55 | |
| John Sparkman (1899-1985) US Senator from Alabama, 1952 VP nominee, signed cover | $25.75 | |
| JOHN SPARKMAN (1899-1985)~ALABAMA SENATOR~SIGNED SENATE PASS~1973 | $1.99 | |
| John Sparkman Alabama Senator Autograph Signed Senate Postal Cover | $32.98 | |
| John Sparkman Alabama Senator Autograph Signed Senate Postal Cover | $32.98 | |
| John Sparkman Alabama Senator Autograph Signed Senate Postal Cover | $32.98 | |
| John Sparkman Alabama Senator Autograph Signed Senate Postal Cover | $32.98 | |
| John Sparkman was an American politician Hand Signed Photo | $11.20 | |
| John Sparkman-signed letter-17 c | $25.00 | |
| John Sparkman-signed letter-17 d | $25.00 | |
| Rare Alabama Senator John Sparkman Signed Book Over The Senator's Shoulder. | $19.99 | |
| US John Sparkman Senator autographed signed FDC 1950 Alabama ID#3269 | $5.02 | |
