Ivan Allen Jr.
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Atlanta |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Died | Atlanta |
Georgia | |
United States | |
Known for | Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage |
Spouse | Louise Richardson |
Children | Hugh Inman Allen |
Beaumont Allen | |
Ivan Allen | |
Job | Politician |
Businessperson | |
Date of birth | March 15,1911 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Education | Georgia Institute of Technology |
Party | Democratic Party |
Previous position | Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 515392 |
Ivan Allen Jr. Life story
Ivan Earnest Allen Jr., was an American businessman who served two terms as the 52nd mayor of Atlanta, during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Allen provided pivotal leadership for transforming the segregated and economically stagnant Old South into the progressive New South.