Harry E. Seyler (August 20, 1908 – January 23, 1994) was an American politician and educator. Born in

York, Pennsylvania York ( Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Yarrick''), known as the White Rose City (after the symbol of the House of York), is the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the south-central region of the state. The populati ...

, Seyler served in the

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during

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. He went to the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

, taught social studies in the York public school and was principal and assistant superintendent. Seyler served in the

Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two-year terms from single member districts. It ...

from 1948–1954 and then in the

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from 1954–1962 as a

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. He died in York, Pennsylvania.Biodata
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1908 births 1994 deaths Politicians from York, Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania alumni Educators from Pennsylvania Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Democratic Party Pennsylvania state senators 20th-century American legislators United States Army personnel of World War II 20th-century Pennsylvania politicians {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub