Biography

03/21/1885 - 02/11/1978

McGINNIS, Clair Edward, a Representative from Allegheny County; born, March 21, 1885 in Genesee Township, Potter County, Pa.; graduated, Genesee High School; dealer and shipper of livestock (1910-1914); proprietor, Genesee House (1914-1922); owner and operator, McGinnis Auto Supply Company, Pittsburgh (1924-1933); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to the 1933 term and served 1 term; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1934); employed, Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General; died, February 11, 1978 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; interred, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Wellsville, Allegany County, New York.