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Edward Bonin
from 1953's Pocket Congressional Directory of the Eighty-Third Congress
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 11th district
In office
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955
Preceded byDaniel Flood
Succeeded byDaniel Flood
Mayor of Hazleton, Pennsylvania
In office
1951–1952
Preceded byMaurice Llewellyn
Succeeded byWilliam Steele (acting)
Personal details
Born

Edward John Bonin


(1904-12-23)December 23, 1904
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 20, 1990(1990-12-20) (aged 85)
Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican

Edward John Bonin (December 23, 1904 – December 20, 1990) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Life and career[edit]

Bonin was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, of Polish descent.[1] He served in the United States Navy from 1922 to 1926. He graduated from Wyoming SeminaryinKingston, Pennsylvania in 1929, from Dickinson CollegeinCarlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1933, and Temple University Law SchoolinPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1937. During the Second World War he served in the United States Army. From 1949 to 1952 he was assistant district attorney of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, and Mayor of Hazleton, from 1951 to 1953.

Bonin was elected in 1952 as a Republican to the 83rd United States Congress, defeating incumbent Democratic Congressman Daniel J. Flood but he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954 in a re-match against Flood. After his term in congress, he served as assistant to the Philadelphia Regional Director of the Post Office Department from February 1955 to March 1963, and General Attorney for the Post Office Department in Washington, D.C. from March 1963 to December 1966.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Edward John Bonin. "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943

External links[edit]

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

Daniel J. Flood

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district

1953–1955
Succeeded by

Daniel J. Flood


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edward_Bonin&oldid=1196052625"

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