Leon H. Gavin | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – September 15, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Jarrett |
| Succeeded by | Albert W. Johnson |
| Constituency | 20th district (1943–1945) 19th district (1945–1953) 23rd district (1953–1963) |
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| Born | (1893-02-25)February 25, 1893 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 15, 1963(1963-09-15) (aged 70) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
Leon Harry Gavin (February 25, 1893 – September 15, 1963) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Leon H. Gavin was born inBuffalo, New York, and moved toOil City, Pennsylvania, in 1915. During theFirst World War he served in theUnited States Army as a sergeant in the Fifty-first Infantry Regiment of the6th Infantry Division. He served on the Defense Council ofVenango County, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the State Board of Appeals of theSelective Service System, the executive secretary of the Oil CityChamber of Commerce, and a member of the National Migratory Bird Conservation Commission from 1958 to 1963.[1][2]
He was elected as a Republican to the78th United States Congress and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1943, until his death from a cerebral hemorrhage inWashington, D.C., on September 15, 1963. He is interred inArlington National Cemetery. Gavin voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960,[3][4] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[5]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 20th congressional district 1943–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 19th congressional district 1945–1953 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 23rd congressional district 1953–1963 | Succeeded by |
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