Member Biography

Biography

Thomas Alexander Ehrgood, Sr. (R17) Lancaster (Part) and Lebanon Counties 1957-1964   

Early Life:

Thomas Alexander Ehrgood, Sr., born November 27, 1923, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; son of Judge Allen Harry and Katharine Reinoehl Witmeyer Ehrgood; Lebanon public schools education; Lebanon High School, 1941; Deerfield Academy, 1942; Amherst College, history, (A.B.), 1946; Dickinson School of Law, (now Pennsylvania State Dickinson Law), LL.B., 1951; attorney, Ehrgood and Ehrgood, 1952-2006; ensign, United States Navy, World War II, Pacific Campaign, destroyer escort United States Ship Willis, as well as several landing craft, tank,  LCTs; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1955-1956; not a candidate for reelection, 1957; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1957-1964; unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1966; received the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Distinguished Service Award, 1960; married Polly Caruthers, 1948, children, Mary C. Ehrgood, Thomas A. Ehrgood Jr., Daniel G. Ehrgood, Andrew J. Ehrgood,; died, March 2, 2007 (aged 83), Lebanon Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; interment, Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1955-1956; not a candidate for reelection, 1957.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 17th district, Lancaster (Part) and Lebanon Counties, 1957-1964.

Unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1966.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

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

Cited:

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

Thomas Alexander Ehrgood (1923-2007) - Find a Grave Memorial