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Allen, James B. (James Browning), 1912-1978

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Personal name headingAllen, James B. (James Browning), 1912-1978
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Variant(s)Allen, James Browning, 1912-
Birth date1912-12-28
Death date1978-06-01
Place of birthGadsden (Ala.)
Place of deathGulf Shores (Ala.)
AffiliationUniversity of Alabama. School of Law
Alabama. Legislature. House of Representatives
United States. Naval Reserve
Alabama. Legislature. Senate
Alabama. Legislature. Senate
Alabama. Legislature. Senate
United States. Congress. Senate
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupationLegislators
Lawyers
Lieutenant governors
Found inU. S. Cong. Sen. Cmte. on the Jud. Subcmte. on Separation of Powers. The proposed Panama ... 1978 (a.e.) t.p. (James B. Allen, Ala., chrmn., Subcmte. on Separation of Powers, Cmte. on the Judiciary, U.S. Sen.)
U. S. Cong. Off. Cong. dir., 1977 (James Browning Allen, b. 12/28/12)
NUCMC data from Univ. of Virginia Lib. for Scott, H. Papers, 1925-1977 (Allen, James Browning, 1912- )
LC data base, 8/4/1988 (usage: James B. Allen)
NY Times obit, 6-2-1978 (Allen, James B.)
Biog. dir. of the U.S. Congress website, July 29, 2015 : (Allen, James Browning, (husband of Maryon Pittman Allen), a Senator from Alabama; born in Gadsden, Etowah County, Ala., December 28, 1912; attended public schools of Gadsden, University of Alabama, and University of Alabama Law School; practiced law in Gadsden, Ala., from 1935 to 1968; member of the Alabama State legislature 1938-1942; resigned to enter active duty in the United States Naval Reserve 1943-1946; member of the Alabama State senate 1946-1950; lieutenant governor of Alabama 1951-1955, 1963-1967; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate, November 5, 1968; reelected in 1974, and served from January 3, 1969, until his death in Gulf Shores, Ala. on June 1, 1978; interment in Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Ala.)
Alabama Department of Archives and History website, July 30, 2015 (elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1938, served until 1942)
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