Joseph S. Ammerman

A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Curwensville, Clearfield County, Pa. , July 14, 1924. Graduated from Curwensville High School, Curwensville, Pa. , 1942. A. B. , Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. , 1948. J. D. , Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle, Pa. , 1950. United States Army, 1943-1946. Lawyer, private practice. Bank president. District attorney, Clearfield County, Pa. , 1954-1961. United States attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1961-1963. Member of the Pennsylvania state senate, 1970-1977. Delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1952. Elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth Congress (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1979). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978. Judge, court of common pleas, Clearfield County, Pa. , 1986-1993. Died on October 14, 1993, in Curwensville, Pa. Cremated.