Franklin J. Maloney
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Franklin John Maloney was a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

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Franklin J. Maloney was born in Philadelphia. He graduated from Temple University
Temple University
Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...

 Law School in 1922, and is still considered one of their notable graduates. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1944.

Maloney was elected as a Republican to the 80th Congress in 1946, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948, defeated by Democrat Earl Chudoff
Earl Chudoff
Earl Chudoff was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:Earl Chudoff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in economics in 1929 and from the University of Pittsburgh School of...

. During his term in office, he served in a Foreign Affaris sub-committee that examined the cultures of other nations and traveled extensively abroad, visiting such places as France and Great Britain. He was a supporter of the new state of Israel and opposed plans to further divide Palestine.

Maloney served as an esteemed lawyer in the Philadelphia area for 25 years. He was also a member of the Merchant Marines and the Fisheries Committee.

Today his relatives live in Bucks County, PA.

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