Percy Foor

Percy G. Foor (April 12, 1913 – September 13, 1990) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[1] He was born in Bedford County in 1913.[2]

Percy G. Foor
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 78th district
In office
1969–1974
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byClarence Dietz
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Bedford County district
In office
1961–1968
Personal details
Born(1913-04-12)April 12, 1913
East Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 13, 1990(1990-09-13) (aged 77)
Everett, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican

Formative years

Born on April 12, 1913, in Everett, Pennsylvania, Percy Foor was a son of Albert F. and Jennie Foor.[3] A graduate of Everett High School, he grew up to become a realtor and the owner-operator of the Percy G. Foor Lumber Company.[4]

Political career

A Republican, Foor was elected to, and served for ten years on, the board of directors of the Everett Southern Joint School District. Elected as justice of the peace in Everett in 1956, he served in that capacity until 1960.[5]

Foor was then elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1961. Representing the 78th District, he served constituents in Bedford, Fulton and Huntingdon counties for seven consecutive terms. Appointed to the Local Government Commission in 1967, he chaired that commission from 1969 to 1970 and from 1973 to 1974. He then completed his service with the commission in 1974.[6][7]

Illness, death and interment

Foor died in a palliative care hospital on September 13, 1990, and was interred at the Everett Cemetery in Everett, Pennsylvania.[8][9]

References
  1. Cox, Harold. "House Members F". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. "Percy G. Foor," in The Pennsylvania Manual, Vol. 100, pp. 170, 296, 670. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Department of General Services 1971.
  3. "Percy G. Foor," The Pennsylvania Manual, Vol. 100, p. 170.
  4. "Percy G. Foor" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, retrieved online June 27, 2019.
  5. "Percy G. Foor" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
  6. "Percy G. Foor" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
  7. "Percy G. Foor," The Pennsylvania Manual, Vol. 100, pp. 296, 670.
  8. "Percy Foor dies at 77 after legislative service", Bedford Gazette, Friday, September 14, 1990, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States Of America
  9. "Percy G. Foor" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
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