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  Mollohan, Robert H.
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AffiliationDemocratic  
  1969-01-01  
 
NameRobert H. Mollohan
Address
Fairmont, West Virginia , United States
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Born September 18, 1909
DiedAugust 03, 1999 (89 years)
Contributoreddy 9_99
Last ModifedRBH
May 14, 2022 11:35pm
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InfoMOLLOHAN, Robert Homer, (Father of Alan Bowlby Mollohan), a Representative from West Virginia; born in Grantsville, Calhoun County, W.Va., September 18, 1909; attended the public schools, Glenville College, and Shepherd College 1929-1931; deputy collector of internal revenue at Parkersburg, W.Va., in 1933 and chief of miscellaneous tax division and cashier 1935-1938; district manager of Works Progress Administration in 1939; State director for the Census Bureau in 1940; superintendent of State Industrial School for Boys 1941-1948; clerk of the United States Senate District of Columbia Committee in 1949 and 1950; United States marshal for the northern district of West Virginia in 1950; again served as clerk of the Senate District of Columbia Committee 1950-1952; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-third and Eighty-fourth Congresses (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1957); was not a candidate for renomination in 1956, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor; unsuccessful candidate in 1958 for election to the Eighty-sixth Congress; engaged in general insurance business; elected to the Ninety-first and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1969-January 3, 1983); was not a candidate for reelection in 1982; resumed insurance business; was a resident of Fairmont, W.Va., until his death on August 3, 1999.


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  11/04/1980 WV District 1 Won 63.63% (+27.25%)
  11/07/1978 WV District 1 Won 63.41% (+26.83%)
  11/02/1976 WV District 01 Won 58.04% (+16.07%)
  11/05/1974 WV District 1 Won 59.66% (+19.32%)
  05/14/1974 WV District 1 - D Primary Won 87.15% (+74.30%)
  11/07/1972 WV District 1 Won 69.43% (+38.85%)
  11/03/1970 WV District 1 Won 61.53% (+23.06%)
  05/12/1970 WV District 1 - D Primary Won 68.11% (+36.22%)
  11/05/1968 WV District 1 Won 53.86% (+7.73%)
  05/14/1968 WV District 1 - D Primary Won 34.83% (+13.41%)
  11/04/1958 WV District 01 Lost 45.41% (-9.18%)
  08/05/1958 WV District 1 - D Primary Won 72.51% (+51.70%)
  11/06/1956 WV Governor Lost 46.12% (-7.75%)
  05/08/1956 WV Governor - D Primary Won 42.58% (+15.10%)
  11/02/1954 WV District 01 Won 52.71% (+5.42%)
  05/11/1954 WV District 1 - D Primary Won 65.66% (+31.32%)
  11/04/1952 WV District 01 Won 52.93% (+5.87%)
  05/13/1952 WV District 1 - D Primary Won 51.12% (+2.23%)
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