Biography

07/20/1906 - 03/08/1987

YOUNG, Edward Mehner, a Representative from Mercer County; born on July 20, 1906; served, Pennsylvania National Guard (1929-1942); commander, United States Citizens Defense Corps (1942-1945); member, Mercer County Housing Authority (1945-1947); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1947 term and served 4 consecutive terms thereafter; appointed, Joint Legislative Committee on Labor Laws (1947-1948); not a candidate for reelection to the House in the 1956 General election; elected, mayor, Grove City (1962-1970); died, March 8, 1987 in Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania; interred, Crestview Memorial Park, Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.