William E. Duffield Explained

William E. Duffield
State Senate:Pennsylvania
District:32nd
Term Start:1971
Term End:1978
Predecessor:Thomas J. Kalman
Successor:J. William Lincoln
Birth Date:January 7, 1922
Birth Place:Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Alma Mater:West Virginia University (BA)
Harvard Law School (JD)[1]
Children:Nancy Duffield Vernon

William Ewing Duffield (January 7, 1922  - January 14, 2001)[2] was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1971 to 1978.[3]

Duffield placed two ghost employees on the payroll and mailed them paychecks. He was sentenced to six months in prison for 11 counts of mail fraud in 1981.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette-william-ewing-du/31384520/
  2. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Dudly to Duffty.
  3. Web site: Cox . Harold . Senate Members D . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  4. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19810129&id=C4JbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ElENAAAAIBAJ&pg=3727,1915882 "Gettysburg Times, January 29, 1981, "Ex-Senator Enters Fed prison"
  5. https://archive.triblive.com | January 15, 2001 | Pa. senator experienced success, failure | Robin Acton | https://archive.triblive.com/news/pa-senator-experienced-success-failure/
  6. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Politicians in Trouble: 1980 to 1989.