Andrew Fenrich

Andrew T. Fenrich
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 20th district
In office
January 2, 1973 – November 30, 1974
Preceded byMichael Mullen
Succeeded byMichael Mullen
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 18th district
In office
January 7, 1969 – November 30, 1972
Preceded byDistrict Created
Succeeded byEdward Burns
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Allegheny County district
In office
1951–1968
Personal details
Born(1914-02-20)February 20, 1914
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1]
DiedDecember 1, 1992(1992-12-01) (aged 78)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

Andrew T. Fenrich (February 20, 1914 – December 1, 1992) was a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [2]

Background

Born on February 20, 1914, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Fenrich enlisted in the United States Navy during World War II, serving from 1943 to 1945, including aboard the USS Prince William from 1944 to 1945.[3]

Elected president of the Paper Workers Union, American Federation of Labor, Fenrich worked as a salesman and later as a claims and lawsuit investigator, and also served as secretary to Pittsburgh mayor David Leo Lawrence, and as executive secretary and director of the Allegheny County Democratic Committee. Elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in a special election on November 8, 1949, he was reelected in 1950 and 1952, but did not stand for reelection in 1954. Reelected to serve the 18th District in 1962, he served four additional consecutive terms, and was then reelected to serve the 20th District in 1972, but was not a candidate for reelection in 1974.[4]

Death and interment

Fenrich died in Pittsburgh on December 1, 1992.[5]

References

  1. ^ Pennsylvania. Dept. of General Services; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies (1971). The Pennsylvania Manual. Vol. 100. Department of General Services. ISSN 0275-8814. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members F". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. ^ "Andrew T. Fenrich" (biography). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, retrieved online July 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Andrew T. Fenrich" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
  5. ^ "Andrew T. Fenrich" (biography), Pennsylvania House of Representatives.


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