Samuel Feiser Glatfelter

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

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 byAdam Martin Wyant
Succeeded byFranklin Menges
Personal details
Born
Samuel Feiser Glatfelter

(1858-04-07)April 7, 1858
Loganville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 27, 1927(1927-04-27) (aged 69)
York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeProspect Hill Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materPennsylvania College

Early life

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]

Career

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.[1]

Died

Glatfelter died in York, Pennsylvania, aged 69. He was 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
  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.
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