Samuel Feiser Glatfelter
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Samuel Feiser Glatfelter (April 7, 1858 – April 23, 1927) was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Samuel F. Glatfelter was born near Loganville, Pennsylvania
. He attended the York County
Academy and Pennsylvania College
at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
. He was engaged in teaching for several years, and later became a building contractor and also interested in banking.
Glatfelter was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth
Congress, But was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924. He resumed his business as a building contractor, and died in York, Pennsylvania
, aged 69; interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Cause of death according to the coroner's records was carcinoma of the intestines. He was survived by his wife, Ida A. Glatfelter.
Various properties and lots of land he owned at the time of his death were sold or auctioned off on September 22, 1927.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Samuel F. Glatfelter was born near Loganville, Pennsylvania
Loganville, Pennsylvania
Loganville, founded in 1820 and named after Colonel Henry Logan, is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,240 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Loganville is located at ....
. He attended the York County
York County, Pennsylvania
York County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 434,972. It is in the Susquehanna Valley, a large fertile agricultural region in South Central Pennsylvania....
Academy and Pennsylvania College
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College is a private four-year liberal arts college founded in 1832, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to the famous battlefield. Its athletic teams are nicknamed the Bullets. Gettysburg College has about 2,700 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women...
at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and...
. He was engaged in teaching for several years, and later became a building contractor and also interested in banking.
Glatfelter was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
Congress, But was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924. He resumed his business as a building contractor, and died in York, Pennsylvania
York, Pennsylvania
York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...
, aged 69; interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Cause of death according to the coroner's records was carcinoma of the intestines. He was survived by his wife, Ida A. Glatfelter.
Various properties and lots of land he owned at the time of his death were sold or auctioned off on September 22, 1927.