Biography

02/06/1896 - 01/04/1967

DIEHL, Harry E., a Representative from Blair County; born, Blue Knob, Bedford County, Pa. on February 6, 1896; attended, State Teachers College in Lock Haven (now Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania); B.S., Juniata College; M.S., The Pennsylvania State College (now The Pennsylvania State University); second class seaman, United States Navy (World War I); school teacher; elected, justice of the peace; unsuccessful campaign, treasurer, Blair County; article author, Scientific American; elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1934; unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House (1936); principal, Greenfield Township schools; chairman, Blair County Democratic Committee (10 years); auditor, unemployment compensation, Pennsylvania Auditor General’s office; compensation referee, Blair County; owner and operator, Diehl Insurance Agency; died, January 4, 1967 in Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania; interred, Alto Reste Burial Park, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania.