Biography

03/01/1859 - 04/01/1928

DILSHEIMER, Herman, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, March 1, 1859 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; attended, Pierce Business College, 1874-1875; publisher, German Society Blue Book; publisher, Pennsylvania Liquor License Directory; journalist, German Democrat; elected, 12th Ward School Director, Philadelphia (1883); elected, 12th Ward Republican Executive Committee; proofreader, Pennsylvania Legislative Journal (1911-1919); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1919, 1921, 1923, and 1925 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1927 term; employed, inheritance department, Register of Wills office, Philadelphia County; died, April 1, 1928 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Greenmount Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.