Member Biography
Augustus Felix Daix Jr
Portrait: Senate of Pennsylvania
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913-1914 | 7 | Republican | ||
| 1915-1916 | 7 | Republican | ||
| 1917-1918 | 7 | Republican | ||
| 1919-1920 | 7 | Republican | ||
| 1921-1922 | 7 | Republican | ||
| 1923-1924 | 7 | Republican | ||
| 1925-1926 | 7 | Republican | ||
| 1927-1928 | 7 | Republican | ||
| 1929-1930 | President Pro Tempore | 7 | Republican | |
| 1931-1932 | President Pro Tempore | 7 | Republican |
COUNTIES: Philadelphia
Biography
10/03/1866 - 05/05/1932
Augustus Felix Daix, Jr. (R7) Philadelphia County 1913-1932
Early Life:
Augustus Felix Daix, Jr. born October 3, 1866, city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; son of Augustus Felix Daix, Sr. and Emilie Steinmetz McDonald; Lauderbach Academy, Philadelphia; University of Pennsylvania, law, 1893; Philadelphia County, bar, 1893; attorney, partner, A.F. Daix and Son; married, Blanche Lillian Dunn, 1897; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1913-1932, elected, Republican, Senate President Pro Tempore, 1929-1932; married, Blanche Lillian Dunn Daix, children, Augustus Felix Daix, III, Lillian Daix Boniface, John Ronald Daix, Virginia Daix Hengst; died in the office of Senate, May 5, 1932 (age 65 years, 215 days) heart disease, New Clarion Hotel, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey; interment, West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Early Life:
Served, two-term president, Northwest Businessmen’s Association, organized, five-time president, United Businessmen’s Association of Philadelphia, solicitor, Northwestern Trust Company.
Member, Union League, Philadelphia Historical Society, Philadelphia County bar, 40 years; thirty-third degree Mason.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 7th district, Philadelphia County, 1913-1932: elected, Senate President Pro Tempore, 1929-1932; committee assignments, Appropriations, City Passenger Railways, Federal Relations, Finance, Insurance, Judicial Apportionment, Judiciary General, Legislative Apportionment, New Counties and Seats, Public Buildings, and Public Health and Sanitation; Chairman, Appropriations, Exposition Affairs, Finance, Judiciary Special, Public Supply of Light, Heat, and Water.
Served, Commission to investigate all matters pertaining to Cold Storage, authorized by current resolution June 19, 1913, P.L. 1466. Wrote the 1921 Insurance Department Act.
Defeated Senator William D. Mansfield, Allegheny County, 24-22, defeated Democrat Warren Roberts, 46-4, for Senate President Pro Tempore.
Cited:
The Pennsylvania Manual, (1923-1924). Whitmore, R.E., (Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 983, 988, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 962.
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