Maryon Pittman Allen

Maryon Pittman Allen (born November 30, 1925 in Meridian , Mississippi , † July 23, 2018 in Birmingham , Alabama ) was an American journalist and former Democratic Senator of the United States from the state of Alabama.

biography

Born in Mississippi in 1925, Allen grew up in Alabama, where she attended public schools, from the age of one. After graduating from the University of Alabama , she began working as a journalist, editor, writer and editor for various newspapers. In 1974, under President Gerald Ford , Allen chaired a commission to renovate Blair House , the official residence of President Harry S. Truman .

Allen came into contact with politics through her husband, Class 3 Senator James Browning Allen . Allen, who held office between 1969 and 1978, died in office on June 1, 1978, whereupon his widow was sworn in on June 6, 1978 and took over his office two days later, on June 8, 1978. After five months, on November 7, 1978, the Senate post went to Donald W. Stewart . In 1981, Allen tried again to become a senator - this time through an election, but the low number of votes prevented the nomination. Allen was a columnist for the Washington Post from 1978 to 1981 ; later she took over the management of a PR firm in Birmingham .

Web links

Maryon Pittman Allen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Individual evidence

↑ "Former US senator from Alabama, journalist Maryon Pittman Allen has died" , AL.com, July 25, 2018 (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Allen, Maryon Pittman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American journalist and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 30, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Meridian , Mississippi
DATE OF DEATH	23rd July 2018
Place of death	Birmingham , Alabama

[1] "Former US senator from Alabama, journalist Maryon Pittman Allen has died" , AL.com, July 25, 2018 (English)