Clarence Evans Kilburn (April 13, 1893 – May 20, 1975) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from

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. Kilburn was born in Malone, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1916. He enlisted for World War I, completed officer training at Madison Barracks,

, and received his commission as a

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of Infantry. Kilburn served in France with the 26th Infantry Regiment,

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, and later returned to the United States as an instructor in the use of trench mortars. He was discharged at Camp Gordon, Georgia as a

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in 1919. After the war Kilburn worked for a Malone ice cream and candy wholesaler before beginning a career in banking. In 1930 he was appointed president of the People's Trust Co. of Malone. He was also a member of the board of directors of the Marine Midland Trust Company of Northern New York. He was elected to Congress in 1940 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

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and served from February 13, 1940, until January 3, 1965. During his years in Congress, Kilburn was one of the more conservative members of the

Republican delegation, but was liberal on the issue of foreign aid, like most members of the New York delegation. Kilburn voted against the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and

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(and was the sole member of the

Congressional delegation to vote against the latter bill), while he did not vote on the Civil Rights Act of 1960 or the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He died in Malone, New York, and was buried at Morningside Cemetery. His father was New York State Senator

Frederick D. Kilburn Frederick Douglass Kilburn (July 25, 1850 – December 2, 1917) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life Kilburn was born on July 25, 1850, in Clinton County, New York, the son of Henry G. Kilburn and Sophronia Evans. When he ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kilburn, Clarence E. 1893 births 1975 deaths Cornell University alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) American bankers United States Army soldiers 20th-century American politicians