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
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from
Pennsylvania
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.
Early life and education
Vaughn was born in
West Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
West Catasauqua is an unincorporated village in Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Once a port and station along the busy Lehigh Canal, it is colloquially known as West Catty. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a popula ...
. He graduated from Allentown Business College in
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in eastern Pennsylvania, United States. The county seat of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, it is the List o ...
, in 1911, and also completed an extension course in business administration.
Career
During
World War II
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, he served as a yeoman in the
United States Navy
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. 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
Whitehall Township is a township with home rule status in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 29,173 as of the 2020 census.
Whitehall Township is a suburb of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan ...
, 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.
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
Fullerton is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The population of Fullerton was 16,588 as of the 2020 census.
Fullerton is a suburb of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley ...
. He was interred at Fairview Cemetery in
West Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
West Catasauqua is an unincorporated village in Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Once a port and station along the busy Lehigh Canal, it is colloquially known as West Catty. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a popula ...
.
["Vaughn, Albert Clinton, Sr.," in ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''.]
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1894 births
1951 deaths
Politicians from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
United States Navy personnel of World War I
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives