Member Biography
Stewart John Greenleaf Sr
COUNTIES: Bucks, Montgomery
Biography
10/04/1939 - 02/09/2021
Stewart John Greenleaf, Sr. (R12) Bucks (Part), Montgomery (Part) Counties 1979-1982 (R12) Montgomery (Part) County 1983-1992 (R12) Bucks (Part), Montgomery (Part) Counties 1993-2018
Early Life:
Stewart John Greenleaf, Sr., born October 4, 1939, Upper Moreland Township, son of Stewart W. and Belford Greenleaf; University of Pennsylvania (B.A.), 1961; University of Toledo (J.D.), 1966; attorney, partner, Elliot Greenleaf, Professional Corporation; chief, Appeals Division, Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office; Assistant District Attorney, Montgomery County; law clerk, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Montgomery County; member, Upper Moreland Township Committee; elected, commissioner, Upper Moreland Township, 1971-1975; board president, , Upper Moreland Township, 1973-1975; assistant public defender, Bucks County; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1977-1978, not a candidate for reelection, 1978; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1979-2018; chairman, Senate Impeachment Committee, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Rolf Larsen, 1994; unsuccessful campaign, United States Congress, 2000; married, Cecilia "Kelly" Ackley, 1980, children, John “Billy” W. Greenleaf, Stewart J. Greenleaf, Jr., Christopher E. Greenleaf, Ryan M. Greenleaf; died, February 10, 2021, Meadowbrook, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; interment, Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Ambler, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Politics:
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives 1977-1978.
Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th district, Bucks (Part), Montgomery (Part) Counties, 1979-1982, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th district, Montgomery (Part) County 1983-1992, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 10th district, Bucks (Part), Montgomery (Part) Counties, 1993-2018; appointed, board, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA), 1981-1982; appointed, Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, 1983-1994; chairman, Senate Impeachment Committee, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Rolf Larsen, 1994; committee assignments, Appropriations, Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure, Intergovernmental Operations, Judiciary (Chairman); not a candidate for reelection, left office November 30, 2018.
Unsuccessful campaign, United States Congress, 2000.
Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:
Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)
Cited:
Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "G"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University
The Pennsylvania Manual, Ackley, G. (Editor). (1980-1981). (Volume 105). Department of General Services. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Biographies of Members of the Senate, page 69.
The Pennsylvania Manual, (2017-2018). Bogden, S., (Editor). McKain, A. (Editor). (Volume 123) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 3-32, 3-39; Biographies of Members of the Senate, page 3-18.
Stewart John Greenleaf (1939-2021) - Find a Grave Memorial