Herbert Joseph McGlinchey (November 7, 1904 – June 25, 1992) was an American politician from

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who served as a Democratic member of the

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for

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from 1945 to 1947 and the

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for the

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from 1965 to 1972.

Biography

McGlinchey was born in

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on November 7, 1904. He worked as a manufacturers’ agent, and supervisor of labor and industry for the eastern district of Pennsylvania, from 1935 to 1937. He was a delegate to

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in 1936. He was elected as a Democrat to the

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1946, 1948, and 1956. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Tax Equalization Board from 1957 to 1963 and a member of the

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from 1965 to 1972.

Death and interment

He died on June 25, 1992, and was interred at the Holy Cross Cemetery and Chapel Mausoleum in

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