Samuel Feiser Glatfelter

Samuel F. Glatfelter
Samuel F. Glatfelter
	Harris & Ewing photo, circa 1925
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Pennsylvania's 22nd district
	In office; March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925
Preceded by	Adam Martin Wyant
Succeeded by	Franklin Menges
Personal details
Born	April 7, 1858; Loganville, Pennsylvania
Died	April 27, 1927 (aged 69); York, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Pennsylvania College

Samuel Feiser Glatfelter (April 7, 1858 – April 23, 1927) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1]

Biography

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.[1]

Glatfelter was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress, defeating three other candidates including Republican Mahlon Haines,[2] 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.[1] 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.

References

"Glatfelter, Samuel Feiser". Biographical Directory of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
Page, William Tyler (1923). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 14. Retrieved April 2, 2020.

External links

United States Congress. "Samuel F. Glatfelter (id: G000234)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Samuel F. Glatfelter at The Political Graveyard
Samuel Feiser Glatfelter at Find a Grave

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Adam M. Wyant	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district 1923–1925	Succeeded by Franklin Menges

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[biodir-1] "Glatfelter, Samuel Feiser". Biographical Directory of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 2, 2020.

[2] Page, William Tyler (1923). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1922" (PDF). Washington: Government Printing Office. p. 14. Retrieved April 2, 2020.