Hervey Machen | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMaryland's5th district | |
| In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Richard E. Lankford |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Hogan |
| Member of theMaryland House of Delegates | |
| In office 1954-1962 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1916-10-14)October 14, 1916 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | November 29, 1994(1994-11-29) (aged 78) Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
Hervey Gilbert Machen (October 14, 1916 – November 29, 1994) represented thefifth district of the state ofMaryland in theUnited States House of Representatives for two terms from 1965 to 1969.
Machen was born inWashington, D.C., and graduated fromHyattsville High School in nearbyHyattsville, Maryland.[1] He received hisB.A. degree from theUniversity of Maryland, College Park, hisLL.B. degree andLL.M. degree fromSoutheastern University (Washington, D.C.) in 1939 and 1941 respectively.[1]
DuringWorld War II, Machen served in theUnited States Army from 1941 to 1946.[1] After the War, he became a banker and a lawyer, later serving as a member of theMaryland House of Delegates from 1954 to 1962. He served as assistant attorney in the Office of the Maryland State's Attorney ofPrince George's County, Maryland from 1947 to 1951.[1] He was city attorney forCheverly, Maryland and Hyattsville from 1949 to 1958.[1]
Machen was elected as aDemocrat to the U.S. Congress in 1964, serving two terms from January 3, 1965, to January 3, 1969.[1] Machen voted in favor of theVoting Rights Act of 1965 and theCivil Rights Act of 1968.[2][3] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1968, and an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to Congress again in 1970. He died inAnnapolis, Maryland, and is interred in St. Barnabas Episcopal Church Cemetery ofTemple Hills, Maryland.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMaryland's 5th congressional district 1965 – 1969 | Succeeded by |
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