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Maryon Pittman Allen (born November 30, 1925) was a United States Senator from Alabama. Image File history File links A000139. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,423 sq. ...

In 1978, she was appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate by Governor George Wallace, to succeed her late husband, James Allen. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Governor George Wallace (in front of door) standing defiantly against desegregation while being confronted by Deputy U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach at the University of Alabama. ... James Browning Allen (December 28, 1912–June 1, 1978) was a Senator from Alabama. ...

She ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination in the election in 1978 to fill out the rest of the term; she was defeated in the Democratic Party primary by Donald W. Stewart, who went on to win the general election. She served from June 8 until November 7, 1978. The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Donald Wilbur Stewart (born February 8, 1940) was a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

After the end of her brief service in the Senate, Allen served for a time as a columnist for the Washington Post. ...