John K. Hagerty (November 8, 1867 – November 18, 1945) was an American politician from

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who served as a Republican member of the

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for Delaware County from 1921 to 1922.

Early life

Hagerty was born in

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. He worked as a

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at the John Wetherill Manufacturing Company and as chief engineer and master mechanic at the Eddystone Manufacturing Company.

Career

Hagerty was elected to the Chester City Council and served from 1907 to 1918. He was the superintendent of Public Safety for Chester from 1914 to 1918 and school tax collector from 1918 to 1920. Hagerty was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County and served from 1921 to 1922. He was not a candidate for reelection for the 1923 House term. He served as

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for the

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for the Chester post office from 1923 to 1935. He died in

Chester, Pennsylvania Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located within the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area, it is the only city in Delaware County and had a population of 32,605 as of the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1682, Chester is ...

, and is interred at the

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References

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