Biography

09/19/1874 - 09/09/1930

Norman Leroy Bonbrake (R33) Adams and Franklin Counties 1925-1930 

Early Life:

Norman Leroy Bonbrake, born September 19, 1874, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, son of Emanuel James and Eliza Belle Oakes Bonbrake; graduated, Mercersburg College; graduated, Cornell University, 1896; lawyer; admitted, Franklin County bar; solicitor, Chambersburg; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1907-1908 term; not a candidate for reelection, 1908 General election; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1925-1930; died, September 9, 1930, stroke, while in office of the Senate, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania; interment, Cedar Grove Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

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

Member, Zion Reform Church; George Washington Lodge 143 Free and Accepted Masons; Knights of Pythias; Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1907-1908 term; not a candidate for reelection, 1908 General election. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 33rd district, Adams and Franklin Counties, 1925-1930. Charles Clippinger, elected, November 4,1930 to fill vacancy.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

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

Cited:

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

Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) Tuesday, September 09, 1930, page 1.

Norman L Bonbrake (1874-1930) - Find a Grave Memorial