Leon H. Gavin

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Leon H. Gavin
Leon H. Gavin 88th Congress 1963.jpg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 23rd district
In office
January 3, 1953 – September 15, 1963
Preceded byEdward L. Sittler, Jr.
Succeeded byAlbert W. Johnson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 19th district
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953
Preceded byJohn C. Kunkel
Succeeded byS. Walter Stauffer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 20th district
In office
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
Preceded byBenjamin Jarrett
Succeeded byFrancis E. Walter
Personal details
Born(1893-02-25)February 25, 1893
Buffalo, New York
DiedSeptember 15, 1963(1963-09-15) (aged 70)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyRepublican

Leon Harry Gavin (February 25, 1893 – September 15, 1963) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography[]

Leon H. Gavin was born in Buffalo, New York, and moved to Oil City, Pennsylvania, in 1915. During the First World War he served in the United States Army as a sergeant in the Fifty-first Infantry Regiment of the 6th Infantry Division. He served on the Defense Council of Venango County, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the State Board of Appeals of the Selective Service System, the executive secretary of the Oil City Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the National Migratory Bird Conservation Commission from 1958 to 1963.[1]

He was elected as a Republican to the 78th United States Congress and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1943 until his death from a cerebral hemorrhage in Washington, D.C. on September 15, 1963. He is interred in Arlington National Cemetery. Gavin voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960,[2][3] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ US CODE: Title 16,SUBCHAPTER III—MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
  2. ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
  3. ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
  4. ^ "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Benjamin Jarrett
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district

1943–1945
Succeeded by
Francis E. Walter
Preceded by
John C. Kunkel
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district

1945–1953
Succeeded by
S. Walter Stauffer
Preceded by
Edward L. Sittler, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district

1953–1963
Succeeded by
Albert W. Johnson
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