Biography

07/30/1934 - 02/17/1982

GLEASON, Patrick A., a Representative from Cambria County; born in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa., July 30, 1934; B.S., Georgetown University, 1956; J.D., Georgetown University, 1959; attorney; public defender, Cambria County (1962); newspaper columnist; elected, city solicitor, Johnstown (1967-1970); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1971 term and served 2 more consecutive terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1976); unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania Auditor General (1976); died, February 17, 1982 in Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania; interred, Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania.