Harry Englehart

Harry A. Englehart, Jr.
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 70th district
In office
1969–1978
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byWilliam Telek
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Cambria County district
In office
1965–1968
Personal details
BornAugust 21, 1923
DiedMay 14, 1982(1982-05-14) (aged 58)
PartyDemocratic

Harry A. Englehart, Jr. (August 21, 1923 – May 1982) was a lawyer and Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[1] He sponsored the legislation that created the Pennsylvania Lottery, and also sponsored legislation protecting miners from black lung disease.[2] He graduated from the United States Naval Academy. He served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Front of World War II and later in the Korean War. After WWII he attended Yale Law School where he graduated in 1951. He joined his father's law firm in Cambria County, Pennsylvania where he practiced law for more than thirty years.[2]

Englehart died suddenly in a Pittsburgh hospital in 1982.[3]

References

  1. ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members E". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. ^ a b "Harry A. Englehart Jr., Former State Legislator". Philadelphia Inquirer. May 15, 1982. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Ex-State lawmaker expires", Huntingdon Daily News, Saturday, May 15, 1982, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States Of America