Biography

01/27/1881 - 08/15/1955

William Coleman Freeman, Jr. (R17) Lancaster (Part) and Lebanon Counties 1925-1932 

Early Life:

William Coleman Freeman, Jr., born January 27, 1881, Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pa ; attended, Hill School; Princeton University, Litt.B., 1906; Elizabethtown College, honorary doctorate of law, 1949; secretary, Cornwall Ore Banks Company; elected, school director, Cornwall Township, 1906-1907; director, president, Lebanon Valley Trust Company, 1906-1931; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1907-1912; appointed, Commission to Revise Election Laws; not a candidate for reelection, 1913; unsuccessful campaign, United States Congress, 1912; president, Robesome Iron Company; director, First National Bank of Lebanon; founder, Lebanon County Chamber of Commerce, 1917; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1925-1932; appointed, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Banking, 1943-1947; died, August 18, 1955 (aged 74), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interment, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1907-1912; appointed, Commission to Revise Election Laws; not a candidate for reelection, 1913.

Unsuccessful campaign, United States Congress, 1912.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 17th district, Lancaster (Part) and Lebanon Counties, 1925-1932.

Appointed, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Banking, 1943-1947.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

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

Cited:

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

William Coleman Freeman Jr. (1881-1955) - Find a Grave Memorial