Allan C. Durborow

Allan Cathcart Durborow Jr. (born November 10, 1857 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † March 10, 1908 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1895 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1862 Allan Durborow came with his parents to Williamsport , Indiana , where he attended public schools. He then graduated from Wabash College in Crawfordsville . He then studied until 1877 at Indiana University in Bloomington . He lived in Indianapolis until 1880 , then moved to Chicago . From 1887 he was the managing director of the trade magazine Western Electrician . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1890 Durborow was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded William E. Mason on March 4, 1891 . After a re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1895 . In 1894 he renounced another candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, Allan Durborow worked in the insurance industry. In 1902 he competed unsuccessfully to return to Congress. He died on March 10, 1908 in Chicago, where he was buried.

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SURNAME	Durborow, Allan C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Durborow, Allan Cathcart Jr. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 10, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	March 10, 1908
Place of death	Chicago , Illinois