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J Roland Kinzer

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Preceded by
  
Charles L. Gerlach

Political party
  
Republican

Resigned
  
January 3, 1947

Succeeded by
  
John W. Murphy

Party
  
Republican Party

Role
  
U.S. representative

Succeeded by
  
Paul B. Dague

Name
  
J. Kinzer


J. Roland Kinzer

Born
  
March 28, 1874 Terre Hill, Pennsylvania (
1874-03-28
)

Alma mater
  
Franklin & Marshall College

Died
  
July 25, 1955, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Education
  
Franklin & Marshall College

Preceded by
  
William Walton Griest

John Roland Kinzer (March 28, 1874 – July 25, 1955) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

J. Roland Kinzer was born on a farm near Terre Hill, Pennsylvania in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1896. He served as county solicitor of Lancaster County from 1912–1923, and as a delegate to the 1928 Republican National Convention. He was elected as a Republican to the seventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William W. Griest. He was reelected to the seventy-second Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1946.

References

J. Roland Kinzer Wikipedia