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Marvin Keller (politician)

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Marvin Keller
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 6, 1959 – November 30, 1970
Preceded byFrank Ruth
Succeeded byEdward L. Howard
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Bucks County district
In office
1949–1958
Personal details
Born
Marvin V. Keller

September 19, 1906
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 19, 1976(1976-10-19) (aged 70)
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican

Marvin V. Keller (September 19, 1906 – October 19, 1976)[1] was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania Senate for the 10th district from 1959 to 1970.[2] He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Bucks County district from 1948 to 1957.[3]

Early life and education

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Keller was born in Langhorne, Pennsylvania to Walter H. and Bertha V. Keller. He was educated in the public schools and graduated from Rider College.[4]

Business career

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He was a building contractor. He also worked as a director of the Newtown Title & Trust Company[5] and as a director for the Langhorne Federal Saving and Loan Association.[4]

Political career

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In 1943, he was elected Register of Wills. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Bucks County district from 1948 to 1957 and the Pennsylvania Senate for the 10th district from 1959 to 1970.[4]

He died after a long illness in 1976[6] and is interred at the Newtown Cemetery in Newtown, Pennsylvania.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications (1967). The Pennsylvania Manual. Department of Property and Supplies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  2. ^ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "K"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members "K"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  4. ^ a b c "Pennsylvania State Senate - Martin V Keller Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Marvin V. Keller Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  6. ^ http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/1976/0/19761108.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "Marvin V Keller". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 16 March 2019.