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  Pittman Allen, Maryon
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AffiliationDemocratic  
 
NameMaryon Pittman Allen
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Gadsden, Alabama , United States
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Born November 30, 1925
DiedJuly 23, 2018 (92 years)
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Jul 29, 2018 06:59pm
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Info (wife of James Browning Allen), a Senator from Alabama; born Maryon Pittman in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Miss., November 30, 1925; moved to Birmingham, Ala., 1926; educated in the public schools of Birmingham; attended the University of Alabama; journalist, editor, writer, and lecturer; appointed chairwoman of the Blair House Fine Arts Commission by President Gerald R. Ford 1974; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate, June 8, 1978, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, James B. Allen, and served from June 8, 1978, to November 7, 1978; unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the unexpired term ending January 3, 1981; columnist for The Washington Post 1978-1981; public relations and advertising director for an antique and auction firm; is a resident of Birmingham, Ala.


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DISCUSSION
Importance? 5.00000 Average

FAMILY
Husband James B. Allen Aug 07, 1964-Jun 01, 1978
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INFORMATION LINKS
Encyclopedia of Alabama  Discuss
RACES
  09/26/1978 AL US Senate - Special D Runoff Lost 42.80% (-14.40%)
  09/05/1978 AL US Senate - Special D Primary Won 44.51% (+9.91%)
  06/08/1978 AL US Senate Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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