John R. Pillion

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John Raymond Pillion (August 10, 1904 - December 31, 1978) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Pillion was born in Conneaut, Ohio. He graduated from Cornell University in 1927. He served as a city court judge of Lackawanna, New York from 1932 until 1936. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1941 until 1950. He was elected to Congress in 1952 and served from January 3, 1953 until January 3, 1965. He unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 1964 against Richard D. McCarthy.

Preceded by ?	New York State Assembly, Erie County 8th District 1941–1951	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by William E. Miller	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 42nd congressional district 1953–1963	Succeeded by District 42 eliminated after the 1960 Census
Preceded by Harold C. Ostertag	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 39th congressional district 1963–1965	Succeeded by Richard D. McCarthy

[edit] References

• John R. Pillion at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress