Harry A. Readshaw III (born August 17, 1941) is a retired American politician. He was a Democratic member of 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 ...

for the 36th District from 1994 until 2020. He and his wife live in

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...

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, and have three children. He graduated from

Carrick High School Carrick High School is a Public school (government funded), public school in the Carrick (Pittsburgh), Carrick neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh. Carrick is one of ten high schools in the Pittsburgh Public Schools, and one ...

in 1959 and attended

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from 1959 to 1962. He graduated from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science in 1962. Prior to elective office, he served in the

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and in the Carrick Community Council. He has been a

funeral director A funeral director, also known as an undertaker or mortician (American English), is a professional who has licenses in funeral arranging and embalming (or preparation of the deceased) involved in the business of funeral rites. These tasks o ...

since 1970.

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Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Harry Readshaw (Democrat)
official PA House website
Pennsylvania House Democratic Caucus - Representative Harry Readshaw
official Party website {{DEFAULTSORT:Readshaw, Harry 1941 births Living people Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Businesspeople from Pittsburgh Military personnel from Pittsburgh American funeral directors 21st-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly