Byron G. Allen

Byron Gilchrist Allen (September 13, 1901 – June 10, 1988) was an American politician who was the first nominee of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party for governor.[1] Allen was a newspaper editor by trade, and served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1927 to 1933.[2] He unsuccessfully sought election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa in 1940.He lost to incumbent Republican governor Edward John Thye.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This article about an Iowa politician is a stub.
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