Samuel Feiser Glatfelter (April 7, 1858 – April 23, 1927) was a Democratic member of the

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from

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Early life

Samuel F. Glatfelter was born near Loganville, Pennsylvania. He attended the York County Academy and Pennsylvania College at

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. He was engaged in teaching for several years, and later became a building contractor and also interested in banking.

Career

Glatfelter was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth Congress, defeating three other candidates including Republican

Mahlon Haines Mahlon Nathaniel Haines (March 5, 1875 – October 31, 1962) was a well-known businessman and philanthropist in York, Pennsylvania. Haines arrived in York in 1905 where he became very successful at selling shoes. Referred to as the "Shoe Wiz ...

, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924. He resumed his business as a building contractor.

Died

Glatfelter died in

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, aged 69. He was interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Cause of death according to the coroner's records was carcinoma of the intestines. He was survived by his wife, Ida A. Glatfelter. Various properties and lots of land he owned at the time of his death were sold or auctioned off on September 22, 1927.

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Samuel F. Glatfelter
at The Political Graveyard * {{DEFAULTSORT:Glatfelter, Samuel Feiser 1858 births 1927 deaths People from York County, Pennsylvania Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Deaths from cancer in Pennsylvania