Biography

11/02/1904 - 07/02/2000

Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany (R50) Crawford and Mercer Counties 1947-1958 (R50) Crawford and Mercer Counties 1963-1966 (R50) Crawford, Erie (Part) and Mercer Counties 1967-1968

Early Life:

Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany, born November 2, 1904, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey; son of Walter R. and Annette Rebecca Baldwin Mahany; Meadville High School; Allegheny College, A.B., 1926; Dickinson College School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law), LL.B., 1931; married, Mabel Elizabeth Crouch Mahany, 1934; attorney, 1931-1972; member, Republican Executive Committee of Crawford County, 1934; solicitor, Titusville, Pennsylvania, 1936-1956; Republican City Chairman of Titusville, 1940; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1943-1946; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1947-1958; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1963-1968; died, July 2, 2000, Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida; interment, Greendale Cemetery, Meadville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:

Director, Titusville Trust Company, Titusville Dairy Company.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Member, Republican Executive Committee of Crawford County, 1934.

Solicitor, Titusville, 1936-1956.

Republican City Chairman of Titusville, 1940.  

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1943-1946; appointed, Joint State Government Commission Sub-Committee on Child Welfare Laws, Juvenile Delinquency and Institutions, 1945-1946; not a candidate for reelection, 1946.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 50th district, Crawford and Mercer Counties, 1947-1958; Senate Majority Leader, 1953-1958; appointed, Joint Legislative Committee on Tax-Exempt Real Property, 1947-1948; appointed, Joint Legislative Committee on Mental Health Laws 1947-1948; appointed, Local Government Commission 1947-1952; appointed, Commission on Interstate Cooperation 1955-1958; appointed, Joint State Government Commission 1957-1958.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 50th district, Crawford and Mercer Counties, 1963-1966.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 50th district, Crawford, Erie (Part) and Mercer Counties, 1967-1968. 

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

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

Legacy:

There was a Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany, United States Congressman who represented New York,  Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth Congresses, 1895-1899. Not sure if there is a relation or purely coincidental. 

Cited:

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

Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania) Wednesday, July 05, 2000, page 18. 

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Wednesday, July 05, 2000, page 14. 

Rowland Mahany Obituary (2000) - Fort Myers, FL - The News-Press (legacy.com)

 Rowland B. Mahany (1904-2000) - Find a Grave Memorial