Biography

12/08/1907 - 12/16/1981

Second Lieutenant Burton E Tarr (D32) Fayette County 1947-1950

Early Life:

Second Lieutenant Burton E Tarr, born December 8, 1907, Youngstown, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; son of Elmer E. and Margaret E. Cashman Tarr; Hurst High School, Norvelt, Pennsylvania; Beckley College, Beckley College West Virginia; California State Teachers College; University of Pittsburgh; University of Alabama;  teacher, North Union High School, Uniontown; secretary, Fayette County Young Democrats; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1938-1942, unsuccessful campaign for reelection, 1942; enlisted, commissioned, 2nd lieutenant, United States Army, European, Asiatic-Pacific, Middle East, Philippine Liberation, Japanese Occupation Theaters, World War II, 1942-1945, discharged, 1946; elected, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1947-1950, not a candidate for reelection, 1950; married, Betty Jane Abel; died, December 16, 1981 (aged 74), Hopwood, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; interment, Sylvan Heights Memorial Gardens, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Secretary, Fayette County Young Democrats

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1938-1942, unsuccessful campaign for reelection, 1942.

Elected, Pennsylvania State Senate, 32nd district, Democrat, Fayette County, 1947-1950, appointed, Local Government Commission, 1949-1950; not a candidate for reelection, 1950.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold Senate Members "T" (wilkes.edu). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Burton E Tarr (1907-1981) - Find a Grave Memorial