Allen, James B. (James Browning), 1912-1978

James Browning Allen, a native of Gadsden, Ala., attended the University of Alabama and then practiced law in Gadsden, 1935-1968. He was active in local and state politics; serving as an Alabama legislator, 1938-1950; Lt. Governor of Alabama, 1951-1955 and 1963-1967; and as a member of the U.S. Senate, 1969-1978.

He first married Marjorie Jo Stephens (d. 1956) and then Maryon Pittman, who served out her husband's term in the Senate after his death.

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