Paul Bartram Dague (May 19, 1898 – December 2, 1974) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from

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Biography

Paul Dague was born in

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. He took special studies at West Chester State Teachers College and studied

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. He was a member of the

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during

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serving from 1918 to 1919. He served as assistant superintendent of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways from 1925 to 1935. He served as deputy sheriff of Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1936–1943, and

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of Chester County from 1944 to 1946. He was elected in

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as a Republican to the

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and served until his resignation on December 30, 1966. He was not a candidate for reelection to the 90th United States Congress in

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. Dague voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,

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, and 1964, as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dague, Paul B. 1898 births 1974 deaths United States Marine Corps personnel of World War I Military personnel from Pennsylvania Pennsylvania sheriffs American Presbyterians People from Downingtown, Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 20th-century American politicians