Biography

03/14/1900 - 09/09/1966

Doctor George John Sarraf (D38) Allegheny (Part) County 1956-1966

Early Life:

Doctor George John Sarraf, born March 14, 1900, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; son of John and Helena Ayoob Sarraf; Grant Central, Schenley High Schools; University of Pittsburgh, B.S., M.S., M.D.; private, United States Army, World War I, 1918; major, surgeon, Medical Corps, United States Army, World War II, 1943-1946, brigadier general, 28th Division Signal Corps, Pennsylvania National Guard; physician; taxicab driver, five years; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1935-1956, not officially sworn-In to the 1945-1946 session due to military service; not a candidate for reelection, 1956; vice-president, Young Democrats, 1938-1939; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1956-1966; died while in office of Senate, September 9, 1966, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interment, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1935-1956; appointed, Joint Committee to Investigate the Advisability of Flood Walls to Protect Pittsburgh, 1937-1938; appointed, Joint Legislative Committee on Mental Health Laws, 1947-1948, not officially sworn-In to the 1945-1946 session due to military service; not a candidate for reelection, 1956. 

Vice-president, Young Democrats, 1938-1939. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 38thd district, Allegheny (Part) County, 1956-1966; Elmer Holland resigned, February 7, 1956; seated to fill vacancy, December 17, 1956; died while in office of Senate, September 9, 1966.

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

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

Cited:

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

George J Sarraf (unknown-1966) - Find a Grave Memorial