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Gordon Allen dies

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Staff

Gordon Allen, who represented Orange and Person counties and served in both the N.C. House and Senate, died last week. He was 81.

Allen, owner of a Roxboro insurance company, served in the Senate from1969 to 1975. He was elected president pro-tem and majority leader in 1971 and played a key role during the reorganization of the UNC system and the expansion of the state’s community colleges.

After 20 years as a lobbyist for the N.C. Bankers Association, Allen returned to the General Assembly in 1997. He retired in 2005.

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