| Roy W. Cornell | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 152nd district | |
| In office January 2, 1979 – January 1, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart Greenleaf |
| Succeeded by | Susan Cornell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1943 Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 1, 2004(2004-01-01) (aged 60) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Temple University |
Roy W. Cornell (December 5, 1943 – January 1, 2004) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
He was a 1961 graduate of Hatboro-Horsham High School and attended Santa Ana Junior College. He graduated from Temple University and from the North Philadelphia Board of Realtors School. He was first elected to represent the 152nd legislative district in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1978. He was the House Republican Caucus Secretary from 1993 to 1994 and was elected Republican Policy Chairman in 1997. He died on January 1, 2004, of a brain tumor.
Legacy
In 2006, Pennsylvania Route 263 (York Road) through Hatboro was named the Roy W. Cornell Memorial Highway in his honor.
References
- "Session of 1979 - 163rd of the General Assembly - Vol. 1, No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1979-01-02.
- ^ "Roy W. Cornell (Republican)". Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from the original on 2002-02-25.
- http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FFE8CDCCA0F7A70&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
- Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2003-2004" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- SENATE BILL No. 1206, General Assembly of Pennsylvania, 2006, retrieved 2010-08-03
External links
- Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Roy W. Cornell (Republican) at the Wayback Machine (archived October 17, 2000) official PA House profile (archived)