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Davenport, Harry James, 1902-1977

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Personal name headingDavenport, Harry James, 1902-1977
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LocatedWashington (D.C.) Millvale (Pa.)
Birth date19020822
Death date19771219
Place of birthWilmerding (Pa.)
Place of deathMillvale (Pa.)
AffiliationUnited States. Congress. House
Profession or occupationLegislators
Found inPolitical graveyard on WWW, Jan. 28, 2005 (Davenport, Harry James, 1902-1977; also known as Harry J. Davenport; of Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pa.; Democrat, U.S. Rep. from Pa. 29th District, 1949-51; defeated, 1946)
Biographical directory of the United States Congress, viewed Mar. 9, 2015 (Davenport, Harry James, Representative from Pennsylvania; b. Wilmerding, Allegheny County, Pa., August 22, 1902; newspaper publisher; unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1946 to 80th Congress; elected as a Democrat to 81st Congress (Jan. 3, 1949-Jan. 3, 1951); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to 82nd Congress and was also unsuccessful for nomination in 1960 to 87th Congress; lecturer and book salesman; resided in Millvale, Pa., where he died December 19, 1977)