Maryon Pittman Allen
Maryon Pittman Allen | |
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| United States Senator from Alabama | |
| In office June 8, 1978 – November 7, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | James Allen |
| Succeeded by | Donald Stewart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1925 Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 2018 (aged 92) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Joshua Mullins (1946–1959) James Allen (1964–1978) |
| Children | 3 2 stepchildren |
| Alma mater | University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa |
Maryon Pittman Allen (November 30, 1925 – July 23, 2018) was an American journalist. She served as United States Senator from Alabama for five months in 1978, after her husband, Senator James B. Allen, died in office.[1]
Allen died on July 23, 2018 in Birmingham, Alabama at the age of 92.[2]
Early life
[change | change source]Maryon Pittman was born in Meridian, Mississippi, in 1925. Her family moved to Birmingham, Alabama, where her father opened a tractor dealership. She went to public school there. From 1944 to 1947, she studied journalism at the University of Alabama but did not finish. In 1946, she married Joshua Mullins, and they had three children. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1959 when the children were still young.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Women Representatives and Senators by Congress, 95th Congress, 1977–1979", Women in Congress, Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, archived from the original on March 23, 2012, retrieved March 4, 2012
- ↑ Former US Senator Maryon Allen Dies at 92
- ↑ "Encyclopedia of Alabama: Maryon Pittman Allen". web.archive.org. 2014-03-09. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
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