Robin Tallon
Robin Tallon | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th district | |
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 | |
Preceded by | John L. Napier |
Succeeded by | Jim Clyburn |
Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from the 62nd District | |
In office 1980–1982 | |
Preceded by | Hicks Harwell |
Succeeded by | Frank Gilbert |
Personal details | |
Born |
Robert Mooneyhan Tallon, Jr. August 8, 1946 Hemingway, South Carolina |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Florence, South Carolina |
Alma mater |
American University (B.A.) University of South Carolina |
Profession | businessman, real estate broker |
Robert Mooneyhan "Robin" Tallon, Jr. (born August 8, 1946) is a former United States Representative from South Carolina. Tallon served in the House as a Democrat.
Born in Hemingway, South Carolina, Tallon graduated from Dillon High School (Dillon, South Carolina) in 1964 and then attended University of South Carolina. He received his B.A. from American University in 1994. Tallon was the owner of a chain of retail clothing stores in the Carolinas and Georgia and real estate broker and developer before entering politics. He was a delegate of the White House Conference on Small Business in 1980.
Tallon was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1980 to 1982. He was elected as a Democrat to the 98th United States Congress and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1983 to January 3, 1993. He was a member of the Agricultural Committee, the Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee and was Chairman of the Tourism Caucus.
After South Carolina's 6th congressional district was redefined by the legislature following the 1990 census and became a majority-minority district, Tallon chose not to run in 1992 for renomination as a candidate to the 103rd United States Congress. He is a principal in the government affairs and public relations firm, Jenkins Hill Consulting, in Washington, DC and serves on the Board of Trustees of The Medical University of South Carolina. He is a resident of Florence, South Carolina and Washington, DC.
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United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by John Light Napier |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 6th congressional district 1983–1993 |
Succeeded by Jim Clyburn |
South Carolina's delegation(s) to the 98th–102nd United States Congresses (ordered by seniority) | ||
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98th | Senate: S. Thurmond • E. Hollings | House: F. Spence • B. Derrick • C. Campbell • T. Hartnett • J. Spratt • R. Tallon |
99th | Senate: S. Thurmond • E. Hollings | House: F. Spence • B. Derrick • C. Campbell • T. Hartnett • J. Spratt • R. Tallon |
100th | Senate: S. Thurmond • E. Hollings | House: F. Spence • B. Derrick • J. Spratt • R. Tallon • L. Patterson • A. Ravenel |
101st | Senate: S. Thurmond • E. Hollings | House: F. Spence • B. Derrick • J. Spratt • R. Tallon • L. Patterson • A. Ravenel |
102nd | Senate: S. Thurmond • E. Hollings | House: F. Spence • B. Derrick • J. Spratt • R. Tallon • L. Patterson • A. Ravenel |