Biography

07/08/1879 - 02/06/1937

Charles Hamsher Clippinger (R33) Adams and Franklin Counties 1931-1932 

Early Life:

Charles Hamsher Clippinger, born July 8, 1879, Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; son of Hamsher and Annie E. Hade Clippinger; Greencastle public school education; Chambersburg Academy; Dickinson College, 1899; Dickinson School of Law; admitted, Franklin County, bar, 1905; law practice, Greencastle; chairman, draft board, No.1, World War I; district inspector, draft boards, Franklin County; elected, Republican, district attorney, Franklin County, 1916-1930; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1931-1932; married, Beulah Snyder Clippinger, daughter, Anna Elizabeth; died, February 6, 1937, (age 57) Greencastle, Franklin, Pennsylvania; interment, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1931-1932; elected, November 4,1930; fill vacancy, Norman Leroy Bonbrake. 

Legacy:

At the time of passing, served the longest uninterrupted term of fourteen years of district attorney, Franklin County.

Cited:

Cox, Harold "Senate Members "C". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) Saturday February 6, 1937, page 1.

Charles H. Clippinger (1879-1937) - Find a Grave Memorial