Biography

10/14/1899 - 03/10/1976

LEWIS, Harry A., a Representative from Lackawanna County; born in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pa., October 14, 1899; graduated, Technical High School, Scranton; attended, Wharton School of Finance; clerk and payroll accountant, Hudson Coal Company; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1931 and 1933 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1935 term; elected, council, Scranton; unsuccessful campaign, mayor, Scranton (1957); chief clerk, Department of Publc Works, Scranton (1962-1964); tax administrator, Bureau of Sales and Use Taxes, Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Scranton (1964-1971); died, March 10, 1976 in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; interred, Fairlawn Cemetery, Dalton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.