Biography

08/22/1899 - 05/21/1964

CONNER, Lawrence A., Sr., a Representative from Delaware County; born in the city of Chester, Delaware County, Pa., August 22, 1899; attended, parochial school; attended, business college; served as Chief Clerk and Chief Deputy United States Marshal, eastern district of Pennsylvania; served as Chief Fire Examiner, Pennsylvania Insurance Department; chair, Chester City Democratic Committee; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1952; unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House (1954, 1960); unsuccessful campaign for mayor and city council, city of Chester; Democratic Leader, 7th Ward, city of Chester; died, May 21, 1964 in Lima, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; interred, St. Thomas the Apostle Church Cemetery, Chester Heights, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.