| H. Jack Seltzer | |
| Speaker: | 80th |
| State House: | Pennsylvania |
| Term Start2: | January 2, 1979 |
| Term End2: | January 6, 1981 |
| Successor2: | Matthew J. Ryan |
| Office3: | Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives |
| Term Start3: | December 15, 1977 [1] |
| Term End3: | November 30, 1978 |
| Predecessor3: | Robert Burtera |
| Successor3: | Matt Ryan |
| State House4: | Pennsylvania |
| District4: | 101st |
| Term Start4: | January 7, 1969 |
| Term End4: | November 19, 1980 |
| Predecessor4: | District created |
| Successor4: | George Jackson |
| State House5: | Pennsylvania |
| District5: | Lebanon County |
| Term Start5: | January 1, 1957 |
| Term End5: | November 30, 1968 |
| Birth Date: | 12 August 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Death Place: | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Spouse: | Geneva S. Seltzer |
| Children: | Michael J. (d. June 5, 1983), Craig H., Pamela Shepard, Patricia D. Wagoner |
H. Jack Seltzer (August 12, 1922 – February 28, 2011) was a Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and owner of Seltzer's Lebanon Bologna Company.[2] Seltzer was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1957. He was the first Speaker of the Pennsylvania House from Lebanon County. He died on February 28, 2011, at the age of 88.
Harvey Jack Seltzer was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on August 12, 1922. He grew up in Harrisburg and Palmyra.
He attended high school at Mercersburg Academy before enlisting in the United States Navy, serving as a petty officer first class in the Pacific during World War II.
He met his wife, Geneva Shepherd, while stationed in Jacksonville, Florida. They married in 1945, and moved to Palmyra after the war. He and his wife were married for sixty-five years, and had four children: Michael Jack Seltzer, who died in 1983, Craig Harvey Seltzer, who married Donna Curanzy, Pamela Shepherd, and Patricia Wagoner, who married Rolf Wagoner. Seltzer and his wife also had four grandchildren: Owen Michael Seltzer, Noah Michael Wagoner, Peter Austin Wagoner, and Geneva Esther Wagoner.
After the war, Seltzer reopened the family business, Seltzer's Lebanon Bologna Company, which had been started by his father in 1902.
He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1957, and served twenty-four years, the last two years as Speaker of the House. He liked to say that he had the same job as Benjamin Franklin, who also served as Speaker of the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania.
After his retirement, the Seltzers moved to Scottsdale, Arizona and also spent six months traveling around the world. He enjoyed tennis, sailing, bridge, and curling.
Seltzer died on February 28, 2011, in Scottsdale, Arizona, surrounded by his family.[3]