Biography

03/02/1871 - 06/24/1947

SHERN, Daniel, J., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, March 2, 1871 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; attended, South Broad Street Military Academy; graduated, Pierce’s Business College, 1887; assistant professor, Pierce’s Business College; LL.B, University of Pennsylvania, 1892; lawyer; elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a Republican in 1902; reelected to the House in 1904, 1908, 1910 and 1912; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1906, 1914); claims attorney, Philadelphia Transportation Co.; died, June 24, 1947 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Keelys Church Cemetery, Schwenksville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.