James E. Allen, Jr.
Politician
1911 – 1971
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Who was James E. Allen, Jr.?
James Edward Allen, Jr. was the Commissioner of Education of the State of New York from 1955 to 1969 and served briefly as Richard Nixon's U.S. Commissioner of Education. He ordered New York school boards to comply with the 1962 U. S. Supreme Court order banning prayer in New York schools and began desegregation of New York Public Schools.
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- Born
- Apr 25, 1911
Elkins - Also known as
- James Allen, Jr.
- Education
- Harvard University
- Died
- Oct 16, 1971
Arizona
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on July 23, 2013
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