Allard K. Lowenstein
U.S. Congressperson
1929 – 1980
Who was Allard K. Lowenstein?
Allard Kenneth Lowenstein was a Democratic politician, a one-term congressman representing the 5th District in Nassau County, New York from 1969 until 1971. His work on civil rights and the antiwar movement has been cited as an inspiration by public figures including U.S. Congress members John Kerry, Bill Bradley, Gary Hart, Donald W. Riegle, Jr. and Barney Frank, California gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides, columnist William F. Buckley, Jr., actor Warren Beatty, White House Counsel Gregory Craig, former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green and musician-songwriters Peter Yarrow and Harry Chapin.
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- Born
- Jan 16, 1929
Newark - Also known as
- Allard Lowenstein
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Horace Mann School
- Yale Law School
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Died
- Mar 14, 1980
New York City - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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