Herbert J. McGlinchey explained

Herbert J. McGlinchey
State Senate:Pennsylvania
District:5th
Term Start:January 5, 1965
Term End:November 30, 1972
Successor:Charles Dougherty
State2:Pennsylvania
Term Start2:January 3, 1945
Term End2:January 3, 1947
Predecessor2:Francis Myers
Successor2:Hugh Scott
Party:Democrat
Birth Date:November 7, 1904
Birth Place:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Herbert Joseph McGlinchey (November 7, 1904  - June 25, 1992) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district from 1945 to 1947 and the Pennsylvania Senate for the 5th district from 1965 to 1972.

Biography

McGlinchey was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 7, 1904. He worked as a manufacturers’ agent, and supervisor of labor and industry for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, from 1935 to 1937. He was a delegate to Democratic National Convention in 1936.[1]

He was elected as a Democrat to the 79th Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1946, 1948, and 1956. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Tax Equalization Board from 1957 to 1963 and a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1965 to 1972.[2]

Death and interment

He died on June 25, 1992, and was interred at the Holy Cross Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum in Mays Landing, New Jersey.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate – Herbert J McGlinchey Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us.
  2. Web site: Cox. Harold. "Senate Members "M" . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. 2004.
  3. Web site: Hon. Herbert J. McGlinchey . www.findagrave.com . 16 February 2019.