Daniel F. Lafean

Daniel F. Lafean

Daniel Franklin Lafean (born February 7, 1861 in York , Pennsylvania , †  April 18, 1922 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1913 and again from 1915 to 1917 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Daniel Lafean attended public schools in his home country and then worked in confectionery manufacturing and banking. He became director of Gettysburg College and curator of Gettysburg Seminary . Politically, he joined the Republican Party . In the 1902 congressional election , Lafean was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 20th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Alvin Evans on March 4, 1903 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1913 . In 1912 he was not re-elected.

In the elections of 1914 Lafean was re-elected to Congress in the then state-wide district, where he could spend another legislative period between March 4, 1915 and March 3, 1917 as the successor to Anderson Howell Walters . In 1916 he renounced another candidacy. In 1917, Lafean was appointed banking commissioner to the Pennsylvania state government. After that, he no longer appeared politically. He died in Philadelphia on April 18, 1922 and was buried in his hometown of York.

Web links

• Daniel F. Lafean in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Daniel F. Lafean in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Alvin Evans	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (20th constituency) March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1913	Andrew R. Brodbeck
Anderson Howell Walters	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (33rd constituency) with John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott , Thomas S. Crago, and Mahlon Morris Garland March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1917	Joseph McLaughlin