Biography

07/21/1916 - 11/22/2002

Cameron and McKean Counties (1977-1982), Cameron, Clearfield and McKean Counties (1983-1986)

MACKOWSKI, William D., a Representative from Cameron, Clearfield, and McKean Counties; born in Bradford, McKean County, Pa., July 21, 1916; graduated, St. Bernard’s High School; attended, The Pennsylvania State University; served, 330th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Division, United States Army (1942-1945, French campaign, World War II; Purple Heart, 3 campaign stars, Bronze Star recipient); insurance salesman (1939-1986); secretary, Planning Commission, Bradford; secretary, Zoning Board, Bradford; elected, council, Bradford (1964-1968); member, McKean County Republican Committee; member, Pennsylvania Republican State Executive Committee (1971-1975); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1977 term and served 4 more consecutive terms; appointed, Special Bipartisan Committee to Investigate Industrial Plant Closings (1984); not a candidate for reelection to the House (1986); died, November 22, 2002 in Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania; interred, Saint Bernard Cemetery, Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania.