Andrew Fenrich Explained

Andrew T. Fenrich
State House:Pennsylvania
District:20th
Term Start:January 2, 1973
Term End:November 30, 1974
Predecessor:Michael Mullen
Successor:Michael Mullen
State House2:Pennsylvania
District2:18th
Term Start2:January 7, 1969
Term End2:November 30, 1972
Predecessor2:District Created
Successor2:Edward Burns
State House3:Pennsylvania
District3:Allegheny County
Term Start3:1951
Term End3:1968
Birth Date:20 February 1914
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
Death Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Party:Democratic

Andrew T. Fenrich (February 20, 1914 – December 1, 1992) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2]

Background

Born on February 20, 1914, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Fenrich enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II, serving from 1943 to 1945, including aboard the USS Prince William from 1944 to 1945.[3]

Elected president of the Paper Workers Union, American Federation of Labor, Fenrich worked as a salesman and later as a claims and lawsuit investigator, and also served as secretary to Pittsburgh mayor David Leo Lawrence, and as executive secretary and director of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee. Elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in a special election on November 8, 1949, he was reelected in 1950 and 1952, but did not stand for reelection in 1954. Reelected to serve the 18th District in 1962, he served four additional consecutive terms, and was then reelected to serve the 20th District in 1972, but was not a candidate for reelection in 1974.[4]

Death and interment

Fenrich died in Pittsburgh on December 1, 1992.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Pennsylvania Manual. Pennsylvania. Dept. of General Services. Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications. Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies. 1971. 100. Department of General Services. 0275-8814. 2015-02-27.
  2. Web site: Cox . Harold . House Members F . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  3. "Andrew T. Fenrich" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, retrieved online July 3, 2019.
  4. "Andrew T. Fenrich" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
  5. "Andrew T. Fenrich" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.