Warren R. Roberts

Warren Roscoe Roberts was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Pennsylvania Auditor General from 1937 to 1941 and previously served in the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 18th district from 1927 to 1937.[1]

Warren Roscoe Roberts
Pennsylvania Auditor General
In office
1937–1941
Preceded byFrank E. Baldwin
Succeeded byF. Clair Ross
Pennsylvania Senate
Minority Floor Leader
In office
1935–1936
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 18th district
In office
1927–1937
Preceded byHarry D. Kutz
Succeeded byWilliam G. Barthold
Northampton County Committeeman
Personal details
BornDecember 29, 1874
Freemansburg, Pennsylvania
DiedFebruary 3, 1960(1960-02-03) (aged 85)
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSadie Louise Dreisbach,

Biography

Roberts was born in Freemansburg, Pennsylvania on December 29, 1874, to John Roberts and Sarah Anne Née Hendricks. He attended public school in Freemansburg and received no college education. He and Victor Woodring co-founded the Woodring-Roberts insurance corporation.[2] In 1905 he was elected to the Northampton County committee serving as their recorder of deeds. Roberts held several jobs including working as a reporter for the Bethlehem Times (later merged into The Express-Times), a real estate agent, an insurance broker and a banker.[1]

Roberts was elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate in 1927 to represent Northampton county in the 18th district as a Democrat and served as the minority floor leader from 1935 to 1936. He resigned on April 14, 1937, when he was elected the Auditor general. He would serve as the auditor general for a full term until 1941. He was also elected as a delegate to the 1940 Democratic National Convention.[1]

Personal life

Roberts married Sadie Louise Née Dreisbach in 1908. He died on February 3, 1960, in St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem at the age of 85. He was buried in Nisky Hill Cemetery, also in Bethlehem.[1]

References
  1. "Warren Rosco Roberts". Pennsylvania State Senate. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. "OneGroup Woodring-Roberts Insurance". web.lehighvalleychamber.org. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
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