# Robert G. Allen > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robert_G._Allen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Robert_G._Allen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_G._Allen > Source revision: 1351530559 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American businessperson and politician Robert G. Allen Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th district In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941 Preceded by William M. Berlin Succeeded by Augustine B. Kelley Personal details Born (1902-08-24)August 24, 1902 Winchester, Massachusetts, US Died August 9, 1963(1963-08-09) (aged 60) Keene, Virginia, US Party Democratic Relatives Warren A. Morton (son-in-law) Alma mater Harvard College Military service Allegiance United States Branch/service United States Army Ordnance Corps Years of service 1942 – 1945 Rank Major Battles/wars World War II **Robert Gray Allen** (August 24, 1902 – August 9, 1963) was an American businessman and a two-term [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) member of the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives) from [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania) from 1937 to 1941. ## Early life and education Allen was born in [Winchester, Massachusetts](/source/Winchester%2C_Massachusetts), on August 24, 1902.[1] In 1906, he moved to [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis). He was graduated from [Phillips Academy](/source/Phillips_Academy) at [Andover](/source/Andover%2C_Massachusetts), Massachusetts, in 1922 and later attended [Harvard College](/source/Harvard_College) in [Cambridge](/source/Cambridge%2C_Massachusetts), Massachusetts.[1] He moved to [Greensburg](/source/Greensburg%2C_Pennsylvania), Pennsylvania in 1929 and was a salesman and sales manager for a valve and fittings manufacturing business until 1937. ## Political and military career Allen in [Congress](/source/United_States_Congress) He was district administrator of the [Works Progress Administration](/source/Works_Progress_Administration) in 1935 and 1936. Allen was elected as a Democrat to the [Seventy-fifth](/source/75th_United_States_Congress) and [Seventy-sixth](/source/76th_United_States_Congress) Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in [1940](/source/1940_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections). He became president of the Duff-Norton Manufacturing Company in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania), from 1940 to 1943. He was commissioned a major in the [United States Army Ordnance Corps](/source/United_States_Army_Ordnance_Corps) in July 1942 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in February 1943. He served until his discharge in January 1945.[1] After his time in Congress and the Army, he served in a variety of business positions: - [Baldwin Locomotive Works](/source/Baldwin_Locomotive_Works) (Sales manager) from 1945 to 1946[1] - Fisher Plastics Corporation (Vice President) in [Boston, Massachusetts](/source/Boston%2C_Massachusetts) from 1946 to 1947 - [Great Lakes Carbon Corporation](/source/SGL_Carbon) (Vice President) from 1947 to 1954[1] - Pesco Products (President), a division of [Borg-Warner](/source/BorgWarner) Corporation, from 1954–1957[1] - [Bucyrus-Erie Company](/source/Bucyrus_International) (Vice President in 1957 - 1958, and president in 1958) - Bucyrus-Erie Co. of Canada, Ltd. (chairman of the board and president) - Ruston-Bucyrus, Ltd., [Lincoln, England](/source/Lincoln%2C_England) (chairman of the board) - Director of the First National Bank of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He retired from business activities in 1962 and moved from Milwaukee, to [Keene, Virginia](/source/Keene%2C_Virginia), where he died on August 9, 1963, aged 60. ## Family and personal life Allen married Katharine Hancock Wilson on January 17, 1925. Together, they had three children.[1] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-auto1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-auto1_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-auto1_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-auto1_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-auto1_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-auto1_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-auto1_1-6) Marquis Who's Who, Inc. *Who Was Who in American History, the Military*. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. Page 8 [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0837932017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0837932017) [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [657162692](https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/657162692) - United States Congress. ["Robert G. Allen (id: A000145)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000145). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*. Retrieved on 2008-01-26 - [The Political Graveyard](http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/allen7.html) U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by William M. Berlin Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district 1937–1941 Succeeded by Augustine B. Kelley v t e Pennsylvania's delegation(s) to the 75th–76th United States Congresses (ordered by seniority) 75th Senate: ▌J. Davis (R) ▌J. Guffey (D) House: ▌B. Focht (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌R. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌H. Haines (D) ▌C. Crosby (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌M. Dunn (D) ▌H. Ellenbogen (D) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌O. Frey (D) ▌J. B. Daly (D) ▌F. Dorsey (D) ▌C. Eckert (D) ▌J. Gildea (D) ▌D. Gingery (D) ▌J. Gray (D) ▌J. Quinn (D) ▌M. Stack (D) ▌B. Allen (D) ▌M. Bradley (D) ▌P. De Muth (D) ▌I. Drew (D) ▌H. Eberharter (D) ▌J. H. Flannery (D) ▌B. Jarrett (R) ▌J. McGranery (D) ▌G. Moser (D) ▌A. Rutherford (R) ▌L. Sacks (D) ▌G. Swope (D) ▌R. Simpson (D) 76th Senate: ▌J. Davis (R) ▌J. Guffey (D) House: ▌G. Darrow (R) ▌J. Wolfenden (R) ▌J. R. Kinzer (R) ▌R. Rich (R) ▌P. Boland (D) ▌J. W. Ditter (R) ▌M. Dunn (D) ▌C. Faddis (D) ▌J. B. Snyder (D) ▌F. Walter (D) ▌J. B. Daly (D) ▌B. Allen (D) ▌M. Bradley (D) ▌H. Eberharter (D) ▌J. H. Flannery (D) ▌B. Jarrett (R) ▌J. McGranery (D) ▌G. Moser (D) ▌A. Rutherford (R) ▌L. Sacks (D) ▌R. Simpson (R) ▌B. Corbett (R) ▌I. Fenton (R) ▌F. Gartner (R) ▌C. Gerlach (R) ▌L. Graham (R) ▌C. Gross (R) ▌J. Kunkel (R) ▌J. McArdle (D) ▌J. McDowell (R) ▌F. Myers (D) ▌B. Rodgers (R) ▌H. Tibbott (R) ▌J. Van Zandt (R) ▌J. Sheridan (D) Authority control databases: People US Congress --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Robert G. 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