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George Wharton Pepper

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George Wharton Pepper

Birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
24 May 1961 (aged 94)
Devon, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Section: B, Lot: 55, Grave: 4
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US Senator. In 1889 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, in 1890 he founded a law firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that eventually became the firm of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (which exists today with 23 offices). He was elected as a Republican Senator from Pennsylvania to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Boise Penrose, serving from 1922 until 1927. Wrote autobiography Philadelphia Lawyer (1944).
US Senator. In 1889 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, in 1890 he founded a law firm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that eventually became the firm of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP (which exists today with 23 offices). He was elected as a Republican Senator from Pennsylvania to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Boise Penrose, serving from 1922 until 1927. Wrote autobiography Philadelphia Lawyer (1944).

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  • Added: Oct 18, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6860309/george_wharton-pepper: accessed ), memorial page for George Wharton Pepper (16 Mar 1867–24 May 1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6860309, citing Old Saint David's Church Cemetery, Wayne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.