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Ivor D. Fenton | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | James H. Gildea |
| Succeeded by | George M. Rhodes (redistricting) |
| Constituency | 13th district (1939–1945) 12th district (1945–1963) |
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| Born | (1889-08-03)August 3, 1889 |
| Died | October 23, 1986(1986-10-23) (aged 97) Sunbury, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bucknell College,Jefferson Medical College |
| Profession | Physician |
Ivor David Fenton (August 3, 1889 – October 23, 1986) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Ivor Fenton was born inMahanoy City (Buck Mountain),Pennsylvania. He attendedBucknell University inLewisburg, Pennsylvania, and graduated fromJefferson Medical College inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, in 1912. He served an internship at Ashland State Hospital in Pennsylvania in 1912 and 1913, and then commenced the practice of medicine in Mahanoy City.
He enlisted in theUnited States ArmyMedical Corps and was commissioned a lieutenant on August 8, 1917, rising later to the rank of captain. He served twenty months (eleven overseas) with the 315th Infantry,79th Infantry Division. After his military service he returned to Mahanoy City to resume his medical practice.
He was awarded the Silver Star and World War I Victory Medal with two bronze battle clasps. He was a battalion surgeon for the 315th Regiment of the 79th Infantry Division in France during his 11-month tour with the American Expeditionary Forces.[1]
Fenton was elected as a Republican to the76th United States Congress and to the eleven succeeding Congresses. Fenton voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960,[2][3] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[4] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1962 after re-districting forced him into an election against fellow incumbentGeorge Rhodes.
After his time in Congress, he served as medical advisor to Secretary of Welfare of the State of Pennsylvania and as a medical consultant to State General Hospital, State of Pennsylvania. He retired in January 1968, and lived in Mahonoy City until his death inSunbury, Pennsylvania.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1939–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 12th congressional district 1945–1963 | Succeeded by |
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