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.
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| 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 |
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| Born | February 7, 1861 York, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 18, 1922 (aged 61) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place | Prospect Hill Cemetery |
| 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. He was interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery in York, Pennsylvania.
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References
- "United States Census, 1870", FamilySearch, retrieved March 27, 2018
- "United States Census, 1880", FamilySearch, retrieved March 27, 2018