Richard Estep Lankford

1914 - 2003  (89 years)

• Name	Richard Estep Lankford  [1]
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	22 Jul 1914	Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	City of Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland
  Education	UVa, UMd
  Occupation	lawyer, politician
  Religion	Episcopal
  WWII Veteran	Y
  Died	22 Sep 2003	Easton, Talbot Co., Maryland
  Buried	St. James Parish Church, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   [2]
  Headstones		Richard Lankford (d. 2003)
  Notes	A politician and lawyer. His papers are kept at the University of Maryland and in the Maryland State Archives. According to the "Political Graveyard": Lankford, Richard Estep (b. 1914) of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Md. Born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., July 22, 1914. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Maryland state house of delegates, 1949-54; U.S. Representative from Maryland 5th District, 1955-65. Episcopalian. According to the "Biographical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress:" LANKFORD, Richard Estep, a Representative from Maryland; born in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., July 22, 1914; attended private schools in Baltimore, Md., and Alexandria, Va.; B.S., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., 1937; LL.B., University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md., 1940; lawyer, private practice; engaged in active management of tobacco and cattle farms; United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946; member of the Maryland house of delegates, 1948-1954; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the Eighty-third Congress in 1952; member of Maryland Legislative Council, 1953; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1956; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fourth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1955-January 3, 1965); was not a candidate for renomination to the Eighty-ninth Congress in 1964; died on September 22, 2003, Easton, Md.
  Person ID	I5109	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Floyd Lankford, Sr.,   b. 7 Jan 1871, Staunton, Augusta Co., Virginia ,   d. 4 Nov 1944  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Sarah Estep,   b. 30 Nov 1871, Maryland ,   d. 30 Sep 1958  (Age 86 years)
  Married	10 Oct 1900
  Family ID	F3587	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary Elizabeth Allen,   b. 28 Jan 1919,   d. 15 Aug 1986  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F3589	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 22 Jul 1914 - Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware  Census - 1930 - City of Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland  Died - 22 Sep 2003 - Easton, Talbot Co., Maryland  Buried - - St. James Parish Church, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland   = Link to Google Earth
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  "Richard Estep Lankford". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I5109&tree=1sttree (accessed December 10, 2018).