Biography

09/12/1886 - 12/04/1967

Edward R. Frey (D38) Allegheny (Part) County 1935-1942

Early Life:

Edward R. Frey, born September 12,1886 Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; son of John and Sophia Becker Frey; Duquesne University School of Accountancy; accountant; member, Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee, 1918-1932; delegate, Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1956, 1960, 1964; appointed, chief clerk, Pittsburgh City Treasurer, 1934; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1935-1942; elected, Pittsburgh City Controller, 1939-1967; married, Florence McGonnell, (d.1911), daughter, Marie died, December 4, 1967, Forbes Pavilion Nursing Home, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; interment, Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Member, Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee, 1918-1932.

Appointed, chief clerk, Pittsburgh City Treasurer, 1934.

Delegate, Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1932, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (alternate), 1956, 1960, 1964. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate 38th district, Allegheny (Part) County, 1935-1942.

Elected, Pittsburgh City Controller, 1939-1967.

Cited:

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

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) · Tuesday, December 05, 1967 · Page26.

Edward Frey (unknown-1967) - Find a Grave Memorial