Roy Cornell

Roy W. Cornell (December 5, 1943 – January 1, 2004) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Roy W. Cornell
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 152nd district
In office
January 2, 1979[1]  January 1, 2004
Preceded byStewart Greenleaf
Succeeded bySusan Cornell
Personal details
BornDecember 5, 1943
Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedJanuary 1, 2004(2004-01-01) (aged 60)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materTemple University

He was a 1961 graduate of Hatboro-Horsham High School and attended Santa Ana Junior College.[2] He graduated from Temple University and from the North Philadelphia Board of Realtors School.[2] He was first elected to represent the 152nd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1978.[2] He was the House Republican Caucus Secretary from 1993–94 and was elected Republican Policy Chairman in 1997.[2] He died on January 1, 2004 of a brain tumor.[3][4]

Legacy

In 2006, Pennsylvania Route 263 (York Road) through Hatboro was named the Roy W. Cornell Memorial Highway in his honor.[5]

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References

  1. "Session of 1979 - 163rd of the General Assembly - Vol. 1, No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1979-01-02.
  2. "Roy W. Cornell (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2002-02-25.
  3. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2003-2004" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  4. SENATE BILL No. 1206, General Assembly of Pennsylvania, 2006, retrieved 2010-08-03
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