Biography

03/21/1868 - 03/21/1951

Frederick Watts Culbertson (R31) Cumberland, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry Counties 1921-1928

Early Life:

Frederick Watts Culbertson, born March 21, 1868, North Middleton Township, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania; son of Horace James and Julia Miller Watts Culbertson; Lewistown Academy; New Bloomfield Academy; Lafayette College; read law, admitted, Mifflin bar, attorney, practice before the Pennsylvania Supreme, Superior Courts, United States District Courts, 1892; partner, law firm, Culbertson and Culbertson, Lewistown, Pennsylvania; chairman, Mifflin County Republican Committee, three years; borough solicitor, 1893-1897; Mifflin County solicitor, 1897-1901; district attorney, Mifflin County, 1901-1904; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1921-1928; married, Emilie Laning Porter Culbertson (d.1933) son, Horace James Culbertson; died, March 21, 1951, birthday (aged 83), Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania; interment, Saint Marks Cemetery, Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics: 

Chairman, Mifflin County Republican Committee, three years. 

Borough solicitor, 1893-1897; Mifflin County solicitor, 1897-1901; district attorney, Mifflin County, 1901-1904. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 31st district, Cumberland, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry Counties 1921-1928; committee assignment, Agriculture, Banks and Building and Loan Associations, Corporations, Finance, Forestry, Insurance, Judiciary General, Legislative Apportionment, Library, New Counties and County Seats, Public Grounds and Buildings, Public Roads and Highways, Railroads. Highways, Public Supply of Light, Heat and Water (Chairman).

Cited:

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

 The Pennsylvania Manual, (1923-1924). Whitmore, R.E., (Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 983, 990, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 963.

Frederick Watts Culbertson (1868-1951) - Find a Grave Memorial