US Congressman. Born in Pitman, Pennsylvania, he was associated in the toy novelty and notions business, (1897-14) and was children’s agent and investigator for the Schuylkill County, commissioner’s office, (1915-29). He also served in the department of accounts under the clerk of quarters sessions, (1930-31) and personal property assessor in the board of revision department, (1932-42). In 1943, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress, serving until 1945. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his previous business interest until his death at age 70 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
US Congressman. Born in Pitman, Pennsylvania, he was associated in the toy novelty and notions business, (1897-14) and was children’s agent and investigator for the Schuylkill County, commissioner’s office, (1915-29). He also served in the department of accounts under the clerk of quarters sessions, (1930-31) and personal property assessor in the board of revision department, (1932-42). In 1943, he was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress, serving until 1945. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his previous business interest until his death at age 70 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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