Biography

02/17/1896 - 09/23/1957

Harold Wayne Risser, Sr. (R17) Lancaster (Part) and Lebanon Counties 1947-1948

Early Life:

Harold Wayne Risser, Sr., born February 17, 1896, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; son of Doctor Ulysses Grant and Minnie N. Hartz Risser; Lebanon Valley Academy; Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania; Harvard University School of Business, Cambridge Massachusetts; dairy farmer; Republican Lebanon County Commissioner, two terms; Lebanon County GOP (Grand Old Party) Chairman; member, Republican Party Executive Committee, Lebanon; Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1947-1948; married, Violet I Wolfe Risser, children, Roger Lee Risser, Harold Wayne Risser, Jr.; died, September 23, 1957 (aged 61), Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania; interment, Salem United Church of Christ Cemetery Campbelltown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Republican Lebanon County Commissioner, two terms; Lebanon County GOP (Grand Old Party) Chairman; member, Republican Party Executive Committee, Lebanon.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 17th district, Lancaster (Part) and Lebanon Counties, vacancy, death, Clarence Becker, August 27, 1947; elected, November 1947 to fill vacancy of term, 1947-1948.

Cited:

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

The Daily News (Lebanon, Pennsylvania) · Monday, September 23, 1957 · Page 1.

Harold W Risser (1896-1957) - Find a Grave Memorial