Frederick Taylor Pusey (June 3, 1872 – September 6, 1936) was an American politician from

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who served as a

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member of the

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for Delaware County from 1903 to 1906.

Early life and educaction

Pusey was born in

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on June 3, 1872. His primary education was in the public schools in

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. He graduated from Friends Central High School in 1899.

Military career

He served in the

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from 1892 to 1918. He was a member of the First Regiment from 1892 to 1906 and served in the

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. He served as aide-de-camp to Governor

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from 1907 to 1912 and to Governor

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in 1913. He served with the

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from 1917 to 1918.

Civilian career

He worked as an assistant manager in a hosiery mill for two years, and later worked as an industrial life insurance collector. He was a lawyer and solicitor for the borough of

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(1899–1900) and served as president of the Law Academy of Philadelphia.

Political career

He served two terms in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1903–04 and 1905–06) representing Delaware County as a

. He did not run for re-election in 1906. In 1903 he introduced an "anti-cartoon" bill in the legislature. The bill would have made it illegal for publishers to print cartoons depicting politicians as animals. It was inspired by a series of cartoons depicting the 1902 candidate for governor,

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, as a parrot. The bill did not become law, but it inspired a whole new series of cartoons depicting politicians as vegetables and inanimate objects.

Personal life

In 1895, Pusey married Nellie Oglivie and together they had one child. He died at

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on September 6, 1936, and is buried in Cumberland Cemetery in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pusey, Frederick Taylor 1872 births 1936 deaths 20th-century American politicians American military personnel of the Spanish–American War United States Army personnel of World War I Politicians from Philadelphia Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Friends' Central School alumni