Joseph Levi II (January 31, 1924 – March 31, 2019) was a

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member of the

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Biography

Levi was born in

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and graduated from Oil City High School. He served in the

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. Levi received his bachelor's degree from

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. He served on the Oil City Council from 1961 to 1965. Levi also served on the Venango County Commission in 1965. Levi was an oil producer and served as President of Northwest Pennsylvania Regional and Planning Committee in 1973 and 1974.

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Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives County commissioners in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania city council members 2019 deaths 1924 births People from Oil City, Pennsylvania Military personnel from Pennsylvania Bucknell University alumni Businesspeople from Pennsylvania 20th-century American businesspeople United States Navy personnel of World War II {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub