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Gordon P. Allen

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Gordon Phillip "Joe" Allen
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office
January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2005
Preceded byMichael Satterfield Wilkins
Succeeded byWinkie Wilkins
Constituency22nd District (1997-2003)
55th District (2003-2005)
President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate
In office
January 1, 1971 – January 1, 1975
Preceded byFrank Patterson Jr.
Succeeded byJohn Henley
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office
January 1, 1969 – January 1, 1975
Preceded byDaniel Stuart Matheson
Succeeded byWillis Padgett Whichard
Constituency11th District (1969-1973)
13th District (1973-1975)
Personal details
Born(1929-04-29)April 29, 1929
DiedDecember 23, 2010(2010-12-23) (aged 81)
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materMars Hill College (AA)

Gordon Phillip "Joe" Allen (April 29, 1929 – December 23, 2010) was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly and an insurance professional from Roxboro, North Carolina.

After graduating from Mars Hill College, Allen served in the United States Army during the Korean War and then served in the North Carolina National Guard.[1][2]

Allen was elected to three terms in the North Carolina Senate, serving from the beginning of 1969 through the end of 1974. In just his second term, Allen rose to the highest rank of Senate leadership when he was elected President Pro Tem and simultaneously Majority Leader. He was re-elected to a second term as Senate leader for the 1973–1974 General Assembly.

After leaving the legislature, Allen spent 20 years lobbying for the N.C. Bankers Association. Then, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1997, serving until 2005.[3] He represented the state's fifty-fifth House district, including constituents in Orange and Person counties.

Allen was also the first chairman of the board of trustees for Piedmont Community College and later received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 2010.

He was a father of five children and grandfather of seventeen grandchildren. One granddaughter was named Rachael Gordon after her grandfather.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Obituary
  2. ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]". 1916.
  3. ^ News & Observer: Gordon P. Allen, former legislator, has died Archived 2011-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "North Carolina manual [serial]". 1916.
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North Carolina Senate
Preceded by
Daniel Stuart Matheson
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 11th district

1969–1973
Served alongside: Claude Currie
Succeeded by
Arthur W. Williamson
Preceded by
William Wayne Staton
Member of the North Carolina Senate
from the 13th district

1973–1975
Served alongside: Kenneth Claiborne Royall, Jr.
Succeeded by
Preceded by President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate
1971–1975
Succeeded by
North Carolina House of Representatives
Preceded by
Michael Satterfield Wilkins
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 22nd district

1997–2003
Served alongside: Jim Crawford
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 55th district

2003–2005
Succeeded by