Albert Clinton Vaughn, Sr. (October 9, 1894 – September 1, 1951) was a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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Albert C. Vaughn was born in West Catasauqua, Pennsylvania

West Catasauqua, Pennsylvania

West Catasauqua is a village within Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania and is colloquially known as "West Catty" by local residents. It uses the Whitehall zip code of 18052.-Geography:...

. He graduated from Allentown Business College in Allentown, Pennsylvania

Allentown, Pennsylvania

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 in 1911, and also completed an extension course in business administration. During the First World War he served as a yeoman in the United States Navy

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, Pennsylvania

Whitehall Township is a township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Whitehall Township was 24,896 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 in 1929 for a six-year term. He served as an executive assistant to Representative Charles L. Gerlach

Charles L. Gerlach

Charles L. Gerlach was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles Lewis Gerlach was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1914. He was he the organizer, and later president, of a fuel and heating supply company. He was a...

 in 1945 and to Representative Franklin H. Lichtenwalter

Franklin H. Lichtenwalter

Franklin Herbert Lichtenwalter was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Franklin H. Lichtenwalter was born in Palmerton, PA. He was engaged in general insurance business from 1933 to 1973...

 in 1947 and served until taking his seat in Congress.

Vaughn was elected as a Republican to the 82nd Congress and served from January 3, 1951, until his death in Fullerton, Pennsylvania

Fullerton, Pennsylvania

Fullerton is a census-designated place in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Fullerton is a suburb of Allentown, in the Lehigh Valley region of the state.The population of Fullerton was 14,268 at the 2000 census....

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