Kefauver, (Carey) Estes (1903–1963)

US Democratic politician. He served in the House of Representatives 1939–49 and in the Senate 1949 until his death. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1952 and 1956, losing to Adlai Stevenson both times.

Born near Madisonville, Tennessee, Kefauver was educated at the University of Tennessee. He received a law degree from Yale in 1927 and established a private law practice in Chattanooga, Tennessee. As chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he held televised hearings on organized crime 1950–51. In 1956 he was Stevenson's vice-presidential running mate.