Clare G. Fenerty
Courier-Post (Camden, New Jersey), January 22, 1936
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's3rd district
In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937
Preceded by	Alfred M. Waldron
Succeeded by	Michael J. Bradley
Personal details
Born	Clare Gerald Fenerty (1895-07-25)July 25, 1895 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 1, 1952(1952-07-01) (aged 56) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting place	Holy Sepulchre Cemetery,Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	St. Joseph's College University of Pennsylvania Law School

Clare Gerald Fenerty (July 25, 1895 – July 1, 1952) was aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives forPennsylvania.

Born inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, all four of Fenerty's grandparents wereIrish immigrants.^[1] He graduated fromSt. Joseph's College in Philadelphia in 1916 and from the law department of theUniversity of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1921. During theFirst World War, Fenerty served in theUnited States Navy in 1917 and 1918. He reentered the naval service as a lieutenant, senior grade, in 1933. He was a member of the law faculty at theWharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1924–1929; member of the Philadelphia Board of Law Examiners 1928–1940; assistantdistrict attorney at Philadelphia, 1928–1935.

Fenerty was elected as a Republican to the74th Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936. He was appointed judge of Common Pleas Court No. 5 of Philadelphia in November 1939 and was elected for a ten-year term in November 1941. He was reelected in November 1951 and served until his death in Philadelphia.

He died on July 1, 1952, and was interred atHoly Sepulchre Cemetery inCheltenham Township, Pennsylvania.^[2]

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