Daniel F. Lafean

Daniel Franklin Lafean (February 7, 1861 – April 18, 1922) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Daniel F. Lafean
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's at-large district
In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917
Preceded by	Anderson H. Walters
Succeeded by	Joseph McLaughlin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 20th district
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913
Preceded by	Alvin Evans
Succeeded by	Andrew R. Brodbeck
Personal details
Born	(1861-02-07)February 7, 1861 York, Pennsylvania
Died	April 18, 1922(1922-04-18) (aged 61) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican

Biography

Lafean was born in York, Pennsylvania to German immigrants from Posen.[1][2] He was engaged in candy manufacturing and in banking in York. He served as a director of the Gettysburg College and trustee of the Gettysburg Seminary in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. He was the first president of the American Caramel Company and was later a co-founder and president of the Keystone Color Works. He was a Freemason and served as Worshipful Master of his lodge, Zeredatha Lodge No. 451, York, in 1895.

Lafean was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912. He was elected to the Sixty-fourth Congress, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1916. He was appointed commissioner of banking of the State of Pennsylvania in 1917. He again engaged in manufacturing pursuits and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Interment in Prospect Hill Cemetery in York, Pennsylvania.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Daniel F. Lafean (id: L000014)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard
• Lafean and York Fair of 100-Years-Ago – York Daily Record (Sep. 16, 2016)
• Zeredatha-White Rose Lodge No. 451, F.&A.M.

References

1. "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch, retrieved March 27, 2018
2. "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch, retrieved March 27, 2018

External links

• Works by or about Daniel F. Lafean at Internet Archive

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Alvin Evans	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district 1903–1913	Succeeded by Andrew R. Brodbeck
Preceded by Anderson H. Walters	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district 1915–1917	Succeeded by Joseph McLaughlin