Biography

09/17/1880 - 03/19/1970

George Graybill Diehm (R17) Lancaster and Lebanon Counties 1949-1956.

Early Life:

George Graybill Diehm, born September 17, 1880, Elm, Lancaster County, Pa.,; attended, Millersville State Normal School (now Millersville University of Pennsylvania); teacher; secretary, treasurer, and general manager, Keystone Underwear Company; notary public; elected, burgess, Lititz, 1918-1919; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1919-1928, not a candidate for reelection, 1928; elected, commissioner, Lancaster County, 1928-1949; chair, Lancaster County Republican Committee, 1930-1958; elected, delegate, Republican National Conventions, 1944, 1948, 1952; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1949-1956; died, March 19, 1970 (age 89), Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; interment, Graybill Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Elm, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1919-1928, not a candidate for reelection, 1928.

Elected, commissioner, Lancaster County, 1928-1949.

Chairman, Lancaster County Republican Committee, 1930-1958.

Elected, delegate, Republican National Conventions, 1944, 1948, 1952.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 17th district, Lancaster and Lebanon Counties, 1949-1956.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members D". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

George Graybill Diehm (1880-1970) - Find a Grave Memorial