Member Biography

Louis Klein 

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Sessions Office Position District Party
1945-1946       47 Democrat
1947-1948       47 Democrat

COUNTIES: Beaver, Lawrence  


Biography

08/25/1907 - 10/13/1950


Louis Klein (D47) Beaver and Lawrence Counties 1945-1948

Early Life:

Louis Klein, born August 25, 1907, Krucov, Stropkov District, Prešov Region, Czechoslovakia; son of Samuel and Dora Farkus Klein; Aliquippa public school education; Woodlawn High School; Geneva College, Beaver Falls (A.B.); University of Pittsburgh, (LL.B.); attorney; engaged, Beaver County Bar; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1945-1948; solicitor, borough, Aliquippa, 1948-1950; president, B’nai B’rith Lodge No. 1125, Aliquippa; president, Fraternal Order of Eagles; married, Anne Richmond, son, Jay Richmond Klein; died, October 13, 1950, (aged 43), heart attack, home, Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania; interment, Beth Abraham Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 47th district, Beaver and Lawrence Counties, 1945-1948. 

Solicitor, borough, Aliquippa, 1948-1950.

Cited:

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

Delaware County Daily Times (Chester, Pennsylvania) Friday October 13, 1950, · Page 12.

Louis Klein (1907-1950) - Find a Grave Memorial