Zehnder Confair Explained

Zehnder H. Confair
State Senate:Pennsylvania
District:23rd
Term Start:January 7, 1969
Term End:November 30, 1972
Predecessor:Albert Madigan
Successor:Henry Hager
State Senate2:Pennsylvania
District2:24th
Term Start2:January 6, 1959
Term End2:November 30, 1968
Predecessor2:Miles Derk
Successor2:Edwin Holl
Birth Date:January 11, 1906
Birth Place:Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Zehnder Harry "Dick" Confair (January 11, 1906 – January 26, 1982)[1] was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 24th district from 1959 to 1968 and the 23rd district from 1969 to 1972.[2]

Early life and education

Confair was born on January 11, 1906, to Charles H. and Rena (Baum) Confair. He graduated from Berwick High School and received a B.S. degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[3]

Career

He was the founder of the Confair Bottling Company[4] and worked as president of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association. He was a member of the board of directors for Williamsport chamber of commerce and the Northern Central Bank and Trust.[3]

Death and legacy

Confair died on January 26, 1982, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania is named the Z.H. Confair Memorial Highway in his honor, as is the I-80 bridge over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River near Milton, Pennsylvania.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Williamsport: Boomtown on the Susquehanna. Van Auken, R.. Hunsinger, L.E.. 2003. Arcadia Pub. 9780738524382. 146. 2014-11-17.
  2. Web site: Cox . Harold . Senate Members C . Wilkes University . Wilkes University Election Statistics Project.
  3. Web site: Pennsylvania State Senate - Zehnder Confair Biography . www.legis.state.pa.us . June 20, 2020.
  4. Web site: Osterdahl . Andy . The Strangest Names in American Political History . politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com . June 21, 2020.