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Simon Walter Stauffer (August 13, 1888 – September 26, 1975) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania.

Early life

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S. Walter Stauffer was born in Walkersville, Maryland, on August 13, 1888. He graduated from Dickinson CollegeinCarlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1912.[1]

Career

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He moved to York, Pennsylvania, in 1915. He was engaged in the manufacture of lime, crushed stone, and refractory dolomite from 1916 to 1936. He was a trustee of Dickinson College from 1930 until his death.[1]

He served as president of the National Lime AssociationinWashington, D.C., from 1936 to 1946. He was chairman of York City Housing Authority from 1949 to 1952, and vice president and chairman of the executive committee of the York County Gas Co. from 1950 to 1960. He was also the owner of a large tract of woodland and engaged in timbering operations from 1947 to 1960.[1]

Stauffer was elected as a Republican to the 83rd United States Congress, defeating incumbent Democratic Congressman James F. Lind, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954 against Democrat James M. Quigley. In a re-match against Congressman Quigley in 1956, he was elected to the 85th United States Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 against Quigley. Stauffer voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957.[2]

Death

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Stauffer died on September 26, 1975, in York. He was interred in Prospect Hill Cemetery.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  • ^ "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957". GovTrack.us.
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    U.S. House of Representatives
    Preceded by

    Leon H. Gavin

    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district

    1953–1955
    Succeeded by

    James M. Quigley

    Preceded by

    James M. Quigley

    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
    from Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district

    1957–1959
    Succeeded by

    James M. Quigley


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