Harry J. Davenport
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| name = Henry J. Davenport
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| state = Pennsylvania
| district = 29th
| term_start = January 3, 1949
| term_end = January 3, 1951
| preceded = John McDowell
| succeeded = Harmar D. Denny, Jr.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1902|08|22}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|12|19|1902|08|22}}
| birth_place = Wilmerding, Pennsylvania
| death_place = Millvale, Pennsylvania
| party = Democratic
}}
Harry James Davenport (August 22, 1902 – December 19, 1977) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Biography
Harry J. Davenport was born in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania. He worked as a newspaper publisher. He was an unsuccessful candidate for nomination in 1946, but was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 against Republican Harmar D. Denny, Jr. and 1960. He worked as a lecturer and book salesman, and resided in Millvale, Pennsylvania, until his death. He died on December 19, 1977.
Sources
- {{CongBio|D000071}}
- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davenport.html The Political Graveyard]
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Category:People from Wilmerding, Pennsylvania
Category:Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Category:20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives