Biography

06/18/1888 - 01/09/1969

Charles Richard Mallery (R30) Blair and Huntingdon Counties 1935-1962

Early Life:

Charles Richard Mallery, born June 18, 1888, Altoona, Blair County, Pennsylvania; son of James R. and Laura Hatton Mallery; Bucknell University, 1909; University of Pennsylvania, LL.D., 1913; member, Blair County Bar, 1915; law practice, Altoona; 15th Field Artillery, United States Army, World War I; resumed law practice; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1935-1962, interim President pro tempore, December 1, 1940 - January 7, 1941, majority caucus administrator, 1943-1960, minority caucus administrator, 1961-1962; married, Ethel Plummer,1939; died, January 9, 1969, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania; interment, Hollidaysburg Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania.

Professional titles; business ownership; board memberships; local government; club memberships:

Member, American Legion; Odd Fellows; Sigma Chi.

Pennsylvania Politics:   

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 30th district, Blair and Huntingdon Counties, 1935-1962; interim President pro tempore, December 1, 1940 - January 7, 1941; majority caucus administrator, 1943-1960, minority caucus administrator, 1961-1962; committee assignments, Chaired, Judiciary General, Constitutional Changes, County Government, Public Utilities; selected, first chairman, Pennsylvania Local Government Commission, 1935-1941; wrote, Worker’s Compensation amendment that created, second injury fund, providing physical rehabilitation aid, employment opportunities for wounded veterans, 1943.

Cited:

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

Charles R. Mallery (1888-1969) - Find a Grave Memorial