Joseph L. Bristow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoseph L. Bristow
American politician
Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1861
Place of Birth: Hazel Green, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 14-Jul-1944
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Joseph L. Bristow
- Joseph Little Bristow (22 July 1861 – 14 July 1944) was a Republican politician from the American state of Kansas.
- Elected in 1908, Bristow served a single term in the United States Senate where he gained recognition for his support of a number of political causes of the Progressive era.
- Following his electoral defeat in the election of November 1914, Bristow spent the rest of his life as a farmer in the state of Virginia. Bristow was a bit player in a legendary episode in American political folklore when his Senate speech on "what the country needs" is said to have moved a bored Vice President of the United States Thomas R.
- Marshall to lean forward and stage whisper: "What this country really needs is a good five-cent cigar."
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