Carroll Dudley Kearns (May 7, 1900 – June 11, 1976) was a Republican member of the

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Biography

Kearns was born in

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, the son of Patrick Henry and Ida May (née Carroll) Kearns. He moved with his parents to New Castle, PA, in 1901. He was a student in the

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at the

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in 1918, at the

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, receiving a B.M. in 1921 and D.M. in 1948. He also received a B.S. from Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA, in 1933, and an M.E. from the

, in 1938. He took special studies at

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College at

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in 1932 and 1933. He was engaged in the construction business in Chicago from 1925 through 1929. He taught school and engaged in educational work in supervisory and administrative positions in Illinois and

from 1924 through 1947, and also pursued a musical career as a concert artist and conductor. He married Nora Mary Lynch in New Castle on August 30, 1933. He was elected as a Republican to the Eightieth and to the seven succeeding Congresses. He served as the ranking minority member on the

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during the 86th and 87th Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1962. After his time in Congress, he became engaged in manufacturing from 1963 to 1970. Kearns voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and

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, but voted present on the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. On June 11, 1976, Carroll passed away at Meadville City Hospital in Pennsylvania.

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