George Hyde Fallon

George Hyde Fallon

George Hyde Fallon (born July 24, 1902 in Baltimore , Maryland , †  March 21, 1980 there ) was an American politician . Between 1945 and 1971 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Fallon attended his home public schools and Calvert Business College . He then studied at Johns Hopkins University . He then worked in the advertising industry in the field of poster advertising. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1938 he was its chairman in Baltimore. From 1939 to 1944 he was a member of the city council.

In the 1944 congressional elections , Fallon was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Maryland , where he succeeded Daniel Ellison on January 3, 1945 . After twelve re-elections, he was able to complete a total of 13 legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1971 . During his time in parliament, the end of the Second World War , the beginning of the Cold War , the Korean War , the Vietnam War and, domestically, the civil rights movement fell . From 1965 to 1971, Fallon was chairman of the Committee on Public Works . In 1970 he was no longer nominated for re-election by his party.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, George Fallon no longer appeared politically. He died on March 21, 1980 in Baltimore, where he was also buried.

Web links

• George Hyde Fallon in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George Hyde Fallon in the database of Find a Grave (English)