Richard Estep Lankford papers

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Richard Estep Lankford papers

1955-1965

Richard Estep Lankford served as a Democrat in the Maryland House of Delegates and the United States House of Representatives from the 5th Congressional District. The collection includes press releases, subject files, and correspondence which cover subjects such as national defense, pollution, and education. Mr. Lankford's papers are unprocessed, but a preliminary inventory is available as an external document.

97.50 linear feet

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Lankford, Richard Estep, 1914-2003

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Richard Estep Lankford served as a Democrat in the Maryland House of Delegates from 1948 to 1954, and the United States House of Representatives from the 5th Congressional District for five terms from 1955 to 1965. Lankford was born in Wilmington, Delaware on July 22, 1914. He earned a B.S. from the University of Virginia in 1937, and an LL.B. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore in 1940. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserves from 1942 to 1946. He died in Easton, Maryla...