Walter Hibshman Craig (February 24, 1880 – November 25, 1937) was an American politician from

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who served as a

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member of the

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for Delaware County from 1923 to 1925.

Early life

Craig was born 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 ...

. He graduated from Chester High School and attended Pierce Business College.

Career

Craig worked as president of Penn Ice Works, Inc. from 1901 to 1920 and as proprietor of Penn Purity Ice Cream from 1914 to 1920. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County and served from 1923 to 1925. He resigned from the House on September 1, 1925 and was replaced by

Edward Nothnagle Edward Nothnagle (November 20, 1866 – February 14, 1938) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County, Pennsylva ...

by special election on January 5, 1926. He was elected to the Chester City Council and served from 1925 to 1937 including as the director of parks and public property from 1925 to 1935 and as director of accounts and finances from 1935 to 1937. He died in

and is interred at the

Chester Rural Cemetery Chester Rural Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery founded in March 1863 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Some of the first burials were Civil War soldiers, both Union and Confederate, who died at the government hospital located at the nearby building w ...

Personal life

Craig was married to Etta James. He was a member of the Free & Accepted Masons.

References

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