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
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
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 populati ...
. He graduated from Allentown Business College in
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...
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. The township's population was 26,738 as of the 2010 census.
Whitehall Township is a suburb of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan region, which h ...
, 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
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and served from January 3, 1951, until his death 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 m ...
. He was interred at the Fairview Cemetery in West Catasauqua, Pennsylvania.
["Vaughn, Albert Clinton, Sr.," in ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''.]
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1894 births
1951 deaths
People 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 American politicians