Carroll Dudley Kearns (May 7, 1900 – June 11, 1976) was a

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member of the

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from

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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 Penn State 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 Pennsylvania 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kearns, Carroll D. 1900 births 1976 deaths Westminster College (Pennsylvania) alumni University of Pittsburgh alumni Pennsylvania State University alumni American Lutherans Politicians from Pittsburgh Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 20th-century American politicians 20th-century Lutherans