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Franklin H. Lichtenwalter

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Franklin H. Lichtenwalter
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 8th district
In office
September 9, 1947 – January 3, 1951
Preceded byCharles L. Gerlach
Succeeded byAlbert C. Vaughn
74th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1947–1973
Preceded byIra T. Fiss
Succeeded byHerbert P. Sorg
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1938–1947
Personal details
BornMarch 28, 1910
Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 4, 1973(1973-03-04) (aged 62)
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican

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

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Random Notes" and "225 Communities Ballot Tuesday on Local Option." Scranton, Pennsylvania: The Scranton Times, September 6, 1947, p. 4 (subscription required).
  3. ^ "Lichtenwalter, Franklin Herbert," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  4. ^ "Lichtenwalter, Franklin Herbert," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  5. ^ "Duff Congratulates Lichtenwalter." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, May 24, 1947, p. 4 (subscription required).
  6. ^ "Lichtenwalter, Franklin Herbert," in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
1947–1951 		Succeeded by
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