Franklin H. Lichtenwalter
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th district | |
In office September 9, 1947 – January 3, 1951 | |
Preceded by | Charles L. Gerlach |
Succeeded by | Albert C. Vaughn |
74th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
In office 1947–1973 | |
Preceded by | Ira T. Fiss |
Succeeded by | Herbert P. Sorg |
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
In office 1938–1947 | |
Personal details | |
Born | March 28, 1910 Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania |
Died | March 4, 1973(1973-03-04) (aged 62) Allentown, Pennsylvania |
Political party | Republican |
Franklin Herbert Lichtenwalter (March 28, 1910 – March 4, 1973) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1][2]
Biography
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter was born in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania on March 28, 1910. Employed in the general insurance industry from 1933 to 1973, he served as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from 1938 to 1947, as majority leader from 1943 to 1946 and as speaker in 1947.[3]
Lichtenwalter was elected as a Republican to the 80th Congress by special election on September 9, 1947 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles L. Gerlach, and was re-elected to the 81st Congress, serving from September 9, 1947, to January 3, 1951. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1950.[4][5]
After his time in Congress, he resumed work in the insurance business and became vice president and managing director of the Pennsylvania Electric Association in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[6]
References
- ^ "Lichtenwalter, Franklin Herbert" (L000301), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online March 4, 2023.
- ^ "Random Notes" and "225 Communities Ballot Tuesday on Local Option." Scranton, Pennsylvania: The Scranton Times, September 6, 1947, p. 4 (subscription required).
- ^ "Lichtenwalter, Franklin Herbert," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Lichtenwalter, Franklin Herbert," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "Duff Congratulates Lichtenwalter." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, May 24, 1947, p. 4 (subscription required).
- ^ "Lichtenwalter, Franklin Herbert," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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Preceded by Charles L. Gerlach | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district 1947–1951 | Succeeded by |
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