James Allen (U.S. senator)
- James Allen (U.S. senator)
Infobox Senator
name=James Browning Allen
nationality=American
jr/sr=Junior Senator
state=Alabama
party=Democratic
term_start=January 3, 1969
term_end=June 1, 1978
alongside=
preceded=J. Lister Hill
succeeded=Maryon Pittman Allen
date of birth=December 28, 1913
place of birth=Gadsden, Alabama
dead=
date of death=June 1, 1978
place of death=Gulf Shores, Alabama
spouse=Maryon Pittman Allen
alma_mater=University of Alabama
religion=
order2 = 17th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
term_start2 = January 15, 1951
term_end2 = January 17, 1955
governor2 = Gordon Persons
predecessor2 = James C. Inzer
successor2 = William G. Hardwick
order3 = 20th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
term_start3 = January 14, 1963
term_end3 = January 16, 1967
governor3 = George Wallace
predecessor3 = Albert B. Boutwell
successor3 = Albert Brewer
James Browning Allen (December 28 1912–June 1 1978) was a Democratic U.S. senator from Alabama. Allen was born in Gadsden, Alabama and attended the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama Law School. He practiced law in Gadsden from 1935 to 1968 and was a member of the Alabama State legislature from 1938 to 1942. He resigned from the state legislature to enter active duty in the United States Naval Reserve from 1943 to 1946. He again ran for office after World War II and was a member of the Alabama Senate from 1946 to 1950. He was Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1951 to 1955 and again from 1963 to 1967.
In 1968 he was elected as a member of the Democratic Party to the United States Senate and was reelected in 1974. A master of parliamentary procedure, Allen was known as one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate during his time there. He was an active opponent of the Panama Canal Treaty.
He served until his death in Gulf Shores, Alabama, on June 1, 1978. He is interred in Forrest Cemetery in Gadsden. Governor George Wallace of Alabama, under whom Allen served previously as Lt. Governor, appointed Allen's widow, Maryon Pittman Allen, to succeed him in the Senate.
External links
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
James Allen — James or Jim Allen may refer to:*James Allen (American football) (b. 1979), American football linebacker *Jimmy Allen, (born 1952), American football player *James Allen (author) (1864 ndash;1912), philosophical writer from England *James Allen… … Wikipedia
James Allen Williamson — Infobox Politician name = James Williamson birth date = 1951 residence = Tulsa, Oklahoma death date = death place = office = Oklahoma State Senator term start = 1996 term end = 2008 term limited successor = Incumbent party = Republican religion … Wikipedia
James Browning Allen — James Allen James Browning Allen (* 28. Dezember 1912 in Gadsden, Alabama; † 1. Juni 1978 in Gulf Shores, Alabama) war ein demokratischer Senator der Vereinigten Staaten aus dem Bundesstaat Alabama. Biografie Nach dem Besuch der University of… … Deutsch Wikipedia
James Taylor (disambiguation) — James Taylor may refer to:Musicians* James Taylor (born 1948), American singer songwriter and guitarist * James Taylor Quartet, led by the British acid jazz musician James Taylor * James J.T. Taylor, a lead singer with the band Kool the Gang *… … Wikipedia
Allen (surname) — Allen is a surname, and may refer to many people. It is reported as #27 in a list of common surnames in the USA [ [http://genealogy.about.com/library/weekly/aa common surnames.htm 100 Most Common U.S. Surnames Common Last Name Meanings, Origins,… … Wikipedia
James Williamson — may refer to:*James Williamson (musician) (born 1949), American guitarist, songwriter and record producer, guitarist with The Stooges *James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton (1842 ndash;1930), British businessman and Liberal Party politician *James… … Wikipedia
James A. Williamson — can refer to:* James Williamson (historian) * James Allen Williamson, an Oklahoma state senator … Wikipedia
Allen Williamson (Representative) — Allen Williamson (fl. c. 1970) is a former Oklahoma politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1966 to 1974. He is related to James Allen Williamson, an Oklahoma State Senator elected in 1996. A bridge near the town of… … Wikipedia
Allen Welsh Dulles — Infobox Officeholder name =Allen Welsh Dulles imagesize =200px small caption = order =5th office =Director of Central Intelligence term start =February 26, 1953 term end =November 29, 1961 president =Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy… … Wikipedia
Allen County, Kansas — Infobox U.S. County county=Allen County state=Kansas founded=August 25, 1855 seat=Iola area total km2=1308|area total sq mi=505 area land km2=1303|area land sq mi=503 area water km2=6|area water sq mi=2 area percentage=0.43% census estimate… … Wikipedia
