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Paul B. Dague
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 9th district
In office
January 3, 1947 – December 30, 1966
Preceded byJ. Roland Kinzer
Succeeded byGeorge Watkins
Personal details
Born(1898-05-19)May 19, 1898
Whitford, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 2, 1974(1974-12-02) (aged 76)
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican

Paul Bartram Dague (May 19, 1898 – December 2, 1974) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

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Paul Dague was born in Whitford, Pennsylvania. He took special studies at West Chester State Teachers College and studied electrical engineeringatDrexel InstituteinPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a member of the United States Marine Corps during World War I serving from 1918 to 1919. He served as assistant superintendent of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways from 1925 to 1935. He served as deputy sheriff of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1936–1943, and sheriff of Chester County from 1944 to 1946.

He was elected in 1946 as a Republican to the 80th United States Congress and served until his resignation on December 30, 1966. He was not a candidate for reelection to the 90th United States Congressin1966. Dague voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[1] 1960,[2] and 1964,[3] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
  • ^ "HR 8601. PASSAGE".
  • ^ "H.R. 7152. PASSAGE".
  • ^ "S.J. RES. 29. CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO BAN THE USE OF POLL TAX AS A REQUIREMENT FOR VOTING IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS". GovTrack.us.
  • ^ "TO PASS H.R. 6400, THE 1965 VOTING RIGHTS ACT".
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    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by

    J. Roland Kinzer

    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district

    1947–1966
    Succeeded by

    G. Robert Watkins


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paul_B._Dague&oldid=1206174868"

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