Franklin H. Lichtenwalter | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's8th 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 thePennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office 1938–1947 | |
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| 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 aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.[1][2]
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter was born inPen Argyl, Pennsylvania on March 28, 1910. Employed in the general insurance industry from 1933 to 1973, he served as a member of thePennsylvania 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 the80th Congress by special election on September 9, 1947 to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofCharles L. Gerlach, and was re-elected to the81st 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 inHarrisburg, Pennsylvania.[6]
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