Mahon, George Herman (09/22/1900-11/19/1985)

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Summary

  • Occupation: Attorney, U. S. congressman
  • Number of Terms: 8
  • Committees/Roles: Mahon was appointed the first Regent Emeritus of the Board. He continued active involvement as a member of the Audit and Review Committee from 1979 until his death in 1985.

Subject

  • Mahon, George Herman 1900-1985
  • Board of Regents
  • United States Congress
  • Representative
  • Democratic Party (U.S.)
  • Board of Regents Audit and Review Committee

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

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Regent type

Representative (Democrat)

State

Texas

Notes

American National Biography. 24 volumes. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999; Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971; Who Was Who in America. Volume 9, 1958-1989. Wilmette, IL: Marquis Who's Who, 1989.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 05/19/1964-1/15/1979

Topic

  • Legislators
  • Politicians
  • Lawyers
  • Regents

Place

  • United States
  • Texas

Form/Genre

Biographies

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