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Harry James Davenport

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Harry James Davenport

Birth
Wilmerding, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
19 Dec 1977 (aged 75)
Millvale, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
North Versailles, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot
Section C -2 Lot 20
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U.S. Congressman. He apprenticed as a newspaper printer and went on to be publisher of the McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Times. Entering politics, he was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to Congress in 1946 and was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress in 1949, serving until 1951. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he engaged as a lecturer and book salesman, until his death.
U.S. Congressman. He apprenticed as a newspaper printer and went on to be publisher of the McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Times. Entering politics, he was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination to Congress in 1946 and was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress in 1949, serving until 1951. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he engaged as a lecturer and book salesman, until his death.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Originally Created by: The Silent Forgotten
  • Added: Nov 4, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8059774/harry_james-davenport: accessed ), memorial page for Harry James Davenport (22 Aug 1902–19 Dec 1977), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8059774, citing New Saint Josephs Cemetery, North Versailles, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.