Biography

10/03/1873 - 05/06/1927

Francis Salisbury McIlhenny, Sr., (R6) Philadelphia (Part) County 1907-1914 

Early Life:

Francis Salisbury McIlhenny, Sr., born October 3, 1873, Columbus, Georgia; son of John and Bernie Bell McElhenny; removed, Philadelphia 1876; private school education, Philadelphia; University of Pennsylvania, honors, A. B., 1895; University of Pennsylvania, cum laude, Law Department, 1898;  admitted, bar 1898, corporation and business attorney; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate  1906-1914; married, Marie Louise Hoopes McIlhenny-Poe, son, Francis Salisbury McIlhenny, Jr.; died, May 6, 1927; interment, Saint Thomas Episcopal Church Cemetery, Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Early Career:

Engaged, active practice of his profession, corporation and business attorney. 

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

Director, Pelham Trust Company, Underwriters Securities Company, First Mortgage Guarantee and Trust Company, Montgomery County Gas Company.

Pennsylvania Politics: 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 6th district, Philadelphia (Part) County, 1907-1914; committee assignments, Banks and Building and Loan Associations, Finance, Insurance, Municipal Affairs, Pensions and Gratuities, Public Printing, Judiciary General (Chairman). 

Cited:

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

The Pennsylvania Manual, (1914). Miller, H.P., (Compiler). Baker, W.H., (Assistant Compiler). Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 1090, 1097-1100, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 1070.

Francis Salisbury McIlhenny (1873-1927) - Find a Grave Memorial