Ward R. Bliss
Ward R. Bliss
Photo credit:
McAtee, William, comp. Souvenir: Portraits and Biographies of the Members of the Legislature of Pennsylvania and Heads of Departments, Session of 1895. Harrisburg, Pa.: The Roshon Portrait Company, 1895.
Sessions
| Sessions | Office | Position | District | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889-1890 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1891-1892 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1893-1894 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1895-1896 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1897-1898 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1899-1900 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1901-1902 | Representative | Republican | ||
| 1903-1904 | Representative | Majority Floor Leader | Republican | |
| 1905-1906 | Representative | Republican | ||
| Counties | Delaware | |||
Biography
12/15/1855 - 01/06/1905
BLISS, Ward Raymond, a Representative from Delaware County; born in Lewisburg, Union County, Pa., December 15, 1855; graduated, Lewisburg (Bucknell) University, 1874; teacher; lawyer; publisher and editor, The Weekly Reporter; owner and editor, Delaware County Republican (1882-1893); chair, Delaware County Republican Committee (1887); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1889 term; reelected to serve 8 consecutive terms thereafter; elected, Majority Leader (1903-1904); died while in office, January 6, 1905 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Lewisburg Cemetery, Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania.
Bliss, Ward R., Digest of the Special Laws Relating to Delaware County. (Edited Publication)
Bliss, Ward R., Delaware County Reports (eight volumes). (Edited Publication)