William B. Lentz | |
State Senate: | Pennsylvania |
District: | 15th |
Term Start: | January 5, 1965 |
Term End: | November 30, 1976 |
Predecessor: | M. Harvey Taylor |
Successor: | George Gekas |
Birth Date: | May 14, 1920 |
Birth Place: | Millersburg, Pennsylvania, US |
Death Date: | September 18, 1977 (aged 57) |
Death Place: | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US |
Party: | Republican |
William B. Lentz (May 14, 1920 – September 18, 1977)[1] is an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 15th district from 1965 to 1976.[2]
Lentz was born on May 14, 1920, in Millersburg, Pennsylvania to Charles Warren and Minnie (Reigle) Lentz,[3] the fifth child of seven children.
Along with four of his six brothers, Staff Sgt. William B. Lentz served in the U.S. Army in World War II.[4]
He defeated M. Harvey Taylor,[5] the President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate, to serve as a member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 15th district from 1965 to 1976.[3]
He died on September 18, 1977, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.