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James D. Weaver
James Dorman Weaver (September 27, 1920 – November 15, 2003) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, and a colonel in the United States Air Force before being posthumously promoted to brigadier general. Weaver was born in Erie, Pennsylvania to Clara B. (née Sharp) and Dorman Weaver, both Canadian immigrants. He attended the Erie Conservatory of Music and Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York from 1938 to 1941. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1944. While a student he worked on farms in Erie County, Pennsylvania and as an orchestral trombonist. He entered the United States Army Medical Corps in 1946 and served as captain, commanding officer and chief of surgery of the Three Hundred and Eighty-second Station Hospital in Ascom City, Korea, from 1947 to 1948. After his military service, Weaver practiced medicine in Erie from 1948 to 1962. Weaver was a Pennsylvania dele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erie, Pennsylvania
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 at the 2020 census. The estimated population in 2021 had decreased to 93,928. The Erie metropolitan area, equivalent to all of Erie County, consists of 266,096 residents. The Erie-Meadville combined statistical area had a population of 369,331 at the 2010 census. Erie is roughly equidistant from Buffalo and Cleveland, each being about 100 miles (160 kilometers) away. Erie's manufacturing sector remains prominent in the local economy, though insurance, healthcare, higher education, technology, service industries, and tourism are emerging as significant economic drivers. As with the other Great Lakes port cities, Erie is accessible to the oceans via the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River network in Canada. The local climate is humid, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erie Conservatory Of Music
Erie (; ) is a city on the south shore of Lake Erie and the county seat of Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Erie is the fifth largest city in Pennsylvania and the largest city in Northwestern Pennsylvania with a population of 94,831 at the 2020 census. The estimated population in 2021 had decreased to 93,928. The Erie metropolitan area, equivalent to all of Erie County, consists of 266,096 residents. The Erie-Meadville combined statistical area had a population of 369,331 at the 2010 census. Erie is roughly equidistant from Buffalo and Cleveland, each being about 100 miles (160 kilometers) away. Erie's manufacturing sector remains prominent in the local economy, though insurance, healthcare, higher education, technology, service industries, and tourism are emerging as significant economic drivers. As with the other Great Lakes port cities, Erie is accessible to the oceans via the Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River network in Canada. The Erie, Pennsylvania#Climate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
