Edward L. Sittler

Edward Lewis Sittler Jr. (born April 21, 1908 in Greensburg , Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania , †  December 26, 1978 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1953 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Sittler's parents moved their young son to Uniontown , Fayette County, in the year he was born . He later attended the local public schools. He then studied until 1930 at Brown University in Providence ( Rhode Island ). Between 1931 and 1937 he worked as an ice cream seller. From 1934 to 1937 he was a member and from 1936 chairman of the Uniontown School Committee. From 1937 he worked in insurance. During World War II , he served in the Ordnance Department of the United States Army between 1943 and 1946 . He achieved the rank of captain. Politically, Sittler joined the Republican Party . From 1948 to 1951 he was the mayor of Uniontown.

In the 1950 congressional elections , Sittler was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 23rd  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Democrat Anthony Cavalcante on January 3, 1951 . Since he was not confirmed in 1952, he could only complete one term in Congress until January 3, 1953 . This was shaped by the events of the Korean War .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, Edward Sittler returned to the insurance industry. Between 1960 and 1972 he was a member of the state board of the Republicans in Pennsylvania. From 1968 to 1971 he was an opposition leader on the Fayette County Council. He died on December 26, 1978 in Pittsburgh and was buried in Uniontown.

Web links

• Edward L. Sittler in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edward L. Sittler in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Anthony Cavalcante	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (23rd constituency) January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1953	Leon H. Gavin