George Arnold Pfaffenbach (September 22, 1904 – June 21, 1982) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served as a member of the

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the legislature of the State of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House on State Circle in Annapolis, ...

, representing

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, from 1935 to 1937.

Early life

George Arnold Pfaffenbach was born on September 22, 1904, in

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, to Mary Ann Martin (née Pearson) and George Pfaffenbach. His father was a lumberman and worked for the ordnance department at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Pfaffenbach graduated from Havre de Grace High School in 1921 and graduated from

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in 1922. He graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1926 with a

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. He was admitted to the bar on December 14, 1926.

Career

Pfaffenbach started practicing law in Havre de Grace. He also had a real estate and insurance business called The Maryland Company with Omer L. Carson. In 1929, Pfaffenbach became secretary of the Havre de Grace Chamber of Commerce. Pfaffenbach was a

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. Pfaffenbach served as a member of the

, representing

, from 1935 to 1937. Pfaffenbach was also a secretary and attorney of The Columbian Building Association starting in 1940. He was secretary and treasurer of Angel Hill Cemetery in Havre de Grace.

Personal life

Pfaffenbach was an organist of

Grace Reformed Episcopal Church Grace Reformed Episcopal Church is a historic church in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Founded and built in 1910, it is a parish of the Reformed Episcopal Church's Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic and a contributing property to the Havre ...

. He was a vestryman and Sunday School superintendent. In July 1971, Pfaffenbach's law office was robbed and Pfaffenbach was shot in the side. Pfaffenbach died on June 21, 1982. He was buried at Angel Hill Cemetery in Havre de Grace.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pfaffenbach, G. Arnold 1904 births 1971 deaths People from Havre de Grace, Maryland Goldey–Beacom College alumni University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law alumni Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates Maryland lawyers American male organists American Reformed Episcopalians