Albert Vaughn
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 8th district
In office
January 3, 1951 – September 1, 1951
Preceded byFranklin H. Lichtenwalter
Succeeded byKarl C. King
Personal details
BornOctober 9, 1894
West Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 1, 1951 (aged 56)
Fullerton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Military service
Branch/service United States Navy
Battles/warsWorld War II

Albert Clinton Vaughn Sr. (October 9, 1894 – September 1, 1951) was an American politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1]

Early life and education

Vaughn was born in West Catasauqua, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Allentown Business College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1911, and also completed an extension course in business administration.[2]

Career

During World War II, he served as a yeoman in the United States Navy. For twenty-five years, he was engaged in private industry, including engineering, administrative, and sales positions. He was elected a school director in Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, in 1929 for a six-year term. He served as an executive assistant to Representative Charles L. Gerlach in 1945 and to Representative Franklin H. Lichtenwalter in 1947.[3]

Vaughn was elected as a Republican to the 82nd Congress and served from January 3, 1951, until his death on September 1, 1951, in Fullerton, Pennsylvania. He was interred at Fairview Cemetery in West Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Vaughn, Albert Clinton, Sr.," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (V000077). Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, retrieved online February 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Vaughn, Albert Clinton, Sr.," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  3. ↑ "Vaughn, Albert Clinton, Sr.," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  4. ↑ "Vaughn, Albert Clinton, Sr.," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Albert C. Vaughn at Find a Grave
  • Albert Clinton Vaughn Sr., Late a Representative. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. 1952.
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