Biography

03/06/1878 - 10/06/1952

William Douglass Mansfield, Sr. (R44) Allegheny (Part) County 1923-1934

Early Life:

William Douglass Mansfield, Sr., born March 6, 1878, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; son of James McDonald Mansfield and Helen M. Douglass Mansfield; grew up on a farm; public schools, Elizabeth Townships, South Versailles Townships; McKeesport Business College, 1896; engaged, real estate, insurance business, 1901; director, First National Bank of McKeesport; director,  Watson Paint and Glass Company, Youngstown, Ohio; president, Electric Battery Service Company; Detroit, Michigan; elected, alderman, Fourth Ward, McKeesport, 1902, three consecutive terms; city treasurer, McKeesport, 1916-1917; chaired, Republican, City-County Executive Committee, 1921-1922; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1923-1934; purchased, editor, McKeesport Daily News, 1925; elected, commissioner, Allegheny County; married, Margaret Butler Mansfield, son, William Douglas Mansfield, Jr.; died, October 6, 1952, (age 74), McKeesport, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Mount Vernon Cemetery, Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, alderman, Fourth Ward, McKeesport, 1902, three consecutive terms. 

City treasurer, McKeesport, 1916-1917.

Chaired, Republican City-County Executive Committee, 1921-1922.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 44th district, Allegheny (Part) County, 1923-1934; committee assignments, Education, Exposition Affairs, Legislative Apportionment, Library, Mines and Mining, Municipal Affairs, Public Grounds and Buildings, Public Health and Sanitation, Public Printing, Public Roads and Highways.

Cited:

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

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1923-1924). Whitmore, R.E., (Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 984, 989, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 963.

William Douglass Mansfield (1878-1952) - Find a Grave Memorial