Robert W. Munley (April 16, 1906 – January 25, 1947) was an American politician. Munley was born in

Archbald, Pennsylvania Archbald is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania and is named for James Archbald, the first mayor of Carbondale, Pennsylvania. Before being renamed in Archbald's honor, the name of the settlement was ...

and graduated from Archbald High School. He attended St. Thomas College, now the

University of Scranton The University of Scranton is a private Jesuit university in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1888 by William O'Hara, the first Bishop of Scranton, as St. Thomas College. In 1938, the college was elevated to university status and took t ...

and worked for the

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as a deputy collector from 1933 to 1938. He was elected as a Democrat to the

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in 1939; reelected to serve four more consecutive terms; died while in office January 25, 1947. Munley died from a heart attack at his home in Archbald, Pennsylvania. His father was William J. Munley who also served in the

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. His wife Marion L. Munley also served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Munley had two sons;

James Martin Munley James Martin Munley (June 28, 1936 – March 22, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Education and career Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Munley received a Bachelo ...

who served as a United States District Judge and Robert W. Munley Jr., a prominent truck accident attorney.'U.S. District Judge James Munley dies at age 83,' The Citizens Voice, David Singleton, March 24, 2020

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1906 births 1947 deaths Politicians from Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania University of Scranton alumni Internal Revenue Service people Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators 20th-century Pennsylvania politicians {{Pennsylvania-PARepresentative-stub