COUNTIES: Bucks, Montgomery
Stewart John Greenleaf, Sr., (R12) Bucks (Part) and Montgomery (Part) Counties, 1979-1982, (R12) Montgomery (Part) County, 1983-1992, (R12) Bucks (Part) and Montgomery (Part) Counties, 1993-2018
Early Life:
Stewart John Greenleaf, Sr., born October 4, 1939, Upper Moreland Township, son of Stewart W. and Belford Greenleaf; University of Pennsylvania (B.A.), 1961; University of Toledo (J.D.), 1966; attorney, partner, Elliot Greenleaf, Professional Corporation; chief, Appeals Division, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office; Assistant District Attorney, Montgomery County; law clerk, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County; member, Upper Moreland Township Committee; elected, commissioner, Upper Moreland Township, 1971-1975; board president, , Upper Moreland Township, 1973-1975; assistant public defender, Bucks County; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1977-1978, not a candidate for reelection, 1978; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1979-2018; chairman, Senate Impeachment Committee, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Rolf Larsen, 1994; unsuccessful campaign, United States Congress, 2000; married, Cecilia "Kelly" Ackley, 1980, children, John “Billy” W. Greenleaf, Stewart J. Greenleaf, Jr., Christopher E. Greenleaf, Ryan M. Greenleaf; died, February 10, 2021, Meadowbrook, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; interment, Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives 1977-1978.
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th district, Bucks (Part) and Montgomery (Part) Counties, 1979-1982, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th district, Montgomery (Part) County, 1983-1992, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th district, Bucks (Part) and Montgomery (Part) Counties, 1993-2018; appointed, board, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), 1981-1982; appointed, Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, 1983-1994; chairman, Senate Impeachment Committee, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Rolf Larsen, 1994; committee assignments, Appropriations, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Intergovernmental Operations, Judiciary (Chairman); not a candidate for reelection, left office November 30, 2018.
Unsuccessful campaign, United States Congress, 2000.
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:
Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)
Legacy:
Enacted from House Bill 1312, Monday July11, 2022, P.L. 725, No. 62, multiple designations in multiple counties - designation and related repeals; designating the interchange of Interstate 276, also known as the Pennsylvania Turnpike, with Pennsylvania Route 611, known as Exit 343, and the Willow Grove Interchange in Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County, as the Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf Memorial Interchange.
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "G"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University
The Pennsylvania Manual, Ackley, G. (Editor). (1980-1981). (Volume 105). Department of General Services. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Biographies of Members of the Senate, page 69.
The Pennsylvania Manual, (2017-2018). Bogden, S., (Editor). McKain, A. (Editor). (Volume 123) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 3-32, 3-39; Biographies of Members of the Senate, page 3-18.
Stewart John Greenleaf (1939-2021) - Find a Grave Memorial