Roy W. Cornell (December 5, 1943 – January 1, 2004) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
Roy W. Cornell | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 152nd district | |
| In office January 2, 1979[1] – January 1, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart Greenleaf |
| Succeeded by | Susan Cornell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1943 Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 2004 (aged 60) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Temple University |
He was a 1961 graduate of Hatboro-Horsham High School and attended Santa Ana Junior College.[2] He graduated from Temple University and from the North Philadelphia Board of Realtors School.[2] He was first elected to represent the 152nd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1978.[2] He was the House Republican Caucus Secretary from 1993 to 1994 and was elected Republican Policy Chairman in 1997.[2] He died on January 1, 2004, of a brain tumor.[3][4]
Legacy
editIn 2006, Pennsylvania Route 263 (York Road) through Hatboro was named the Roy W. Cornell Memorial Highway in his honor.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Session of 1979 - 163rd of the General Assembly - Vol. 1, No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1979-01-02.
- ^ a b c d "Roy W. Cornell (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2002-02-25.
- ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FFE8CDCCA0F7A70&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM [bare URL]
- ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2003-2004" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ SENATE BILL No. 1206, General Assembly of Pennsylvania, 2006, retrieved 2010-08-03
External links
edit- Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Roy W. Cornell (Republican) at the Wayback Machine (archived October 17, 2000) official PA House profile (archived)