Biography
A Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pa. , July 7, 1907. Attended the public schools. Graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 1926, Dartmouth College in 1930, and Amos Tuck School in 1931. Commission distributor, Gulf Oil Corporation and automobile dealer in Williamsport, Pa. Served as a captain, Ordnance Department, 1942-1946. Elected as a Republican to the Eighty-sixth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of United States Representative Alvin R. Bush, and reelected to the eight succeeding Congresses (April 26, 1960-January 3, 1977). Was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976. Resided in Willliamsport, Pa. , until his death in Philadelphia, Pa. , on May 6, 1982. Interment at Wildwood Cemetery, Williamsport, Pa.