Biography

09/25/1888 - 07/17/1959

William James Eroe Jr. (D47) Beaver and Lawrence Counties 1937-1940

Early Life:

William James Eroe Jr., born September 25, 1888, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania; son of William J. Sr. and Elizabeth McCready Eroe; New Castle High School; engaged, jewelry business; first sergeant, Troop “F”, First Pennsylvania Calvary, Mexican Border, 1908-1911; 48th Field Artillery, United States Army, World War I, 1916-1919; married, Ruth Genkinger, 1919; second lieutenant, Calvary, Pennsylvania National Guard, 1920-1922; secretary, Lawrence County Democratic Committee, 1924-1932; elected, auditor, Lawrence County, 1927-1932; elected, delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1932; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1933-1936, not a candidate for reelection, 1936; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1936-1940; employed, American Cyanamid and Chemical Corporation, New York; died, July 17, 1959 (aged 70), New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania; interment, Oak Park Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Secretary, Lawrence County Democratic Committee, 1924-1932.

Elected, auditor, Lawrence County, 1927-1932.

Elected, delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1932. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1933-1936; appointed, Legislative Committee to Investigate Public Relief in Pennsylvania, 1935-1936; not a candidate for reelection, 1936.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1936-1940.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

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

Legacy:

Inscription

1ST SGT. BTRY A 48TH F.A. WORLD WAR I

Cited:

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

William James Eroe Jr. (1888-1959) - Find a Grave Memorial