Richard Lankford | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMaryland's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Small, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Hervey Machen |
| Member of theMaryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1948–1954 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1914-07-22)July 22, 1914 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | September 22, 2003(2003-09-22) (aged 89) Easton, Maryland, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Richard Estep Lankford (July 22, 1914 – September 22, 2003) represented thefifth district of the state ofMaryland in theUnited States House of Representatives for five terms from 1955 to 1965.
Lankford was born inWilmington, Delaware, and attended private schools inBaltimore, Maryland, and atEpiscopal High School inAlexandria, Virginia.[1] He received hisB.S. degree from theUniversity of Virginia atCharlottesville in 1937, and hisLL.B. degree from theUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore in 1940. He was employed as a lawyer in private practice, and engaged in active management of tobacco and cattle farms.
DuringWorld War II, Lankford served in theUnited States Naval Reserve from 1942 to 1946. After the war, he was a member of theMaryland House of Delegates from 1948 to 1954, and was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the U.S. Congress in 1952.
He served on the Maryland Legislative Council in 1953, and was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention of 1956 before being elected to the U.S. Congress in 1954. He served from January 3, 1955, to January 3, 1965, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1964. Lankford did not sign the 1956Southern Manifesto, and voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960,[2][3] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,[4] but voted present on theCivil Rights Act of 1964.[5] During his time in Congress, Lankford had a predominantly liberal voting record, based on his votes on key issues.[6]
He died inEaston, Maryland, aged 89.
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