Norton Lewis Lichtenwalner (June 1, 1889 – May 3, 1960) was a Democratic member of the

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from

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Early life and education

Norton L. Lichtenwalner was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Fred H. and Jennie (Seiple) Lichtenwalner. He graduated from

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(now known as William Allen High School) in 1905 and Bethlehem Preparatory School in 1906. He attended

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Career

In 1908, Lichtenwalner moved to

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, where he was employed by E. Naumburg & Co., a banking company. He returned to Allentown in 1915, where he worked in the retail furniture business until 1922, and then in automobile retail industry until 1933. During

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, Lichtenwalner enlisted as a seaman in the

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. Lichtenwalner was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second Congress. He lost his reelection bid in 1932 and then became State director for the Pennsylvania National Emergency Council from 1935 to 1941 and State director of Office of Government Reports in 1941 and 1942. In 1949, he was elected to the Allentown City Council, where he served for one term. In 1955, he was elected treasurer of

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, for one term.

Death

He died in Allentown on May 3, 1960 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Allentown.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lichtenwalner, Norton L. 1889 births 1960 deaths 20th-century American legislators American military personnel of World War I Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Lehigh University alumni Pennsylvania city council members Politicians from Allentown, Pennsylvania William Allen High School alumni