Robert G. Allen | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's28th district | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Berlin |
| Succeeded by | Augustine B. Kelley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1902-08-24)August 24, 1902 |
| Died | August 9, 1963(1963-08-09) (aged 60) Keene, Virginia, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Warren A. Morton (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942 – 1945 |
| Rank | Major |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Robert Gray Allen (August 24, 1902 – August 9, 1963) was an American businessman and a two-termDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania from 1937 to 1941.
Allen was born inWinchester, Massachusetts, on August 24, 1902.[1] In 1906, he moved toMinneapolis. He was graduated fromPhillips Academy atAndover, Massachusetts, in 1922 and later attendedHarvard College inCambridge, Massachusetts.[1] He moved toGreensburg, Pennsylvania in 1929 and was a salesman and sales manager for a valve and fittings manufacturing business until 1937.
He was district administrator of theWorks Progress Administration in 1935 and 1936.
Allen was elected as a Democrat to theSeventy-fifth andSeventy-sixth Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in1940. He became president of the Duff-Norton Manufacturing Company inPittsburgh, from 1940 to 1943. He was commissioned a major in theUnited States Army Ordnance Corps in July 1942 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in February 1943. He served until his discharge in January 1945.[1]
After his time in Congress and the Army, he served in a variety of business positions:
He retired from business activities in 1962 and moved from Milwaukee, toKeene, Virginia, where he died on August 9, 1963, aged 60.
Allen married Katharine Hancock Wilson on January 17, 1925. Together, they had three children.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 28th congressional district 1937–1941 | Succeeded by |
