Biography

12/12/1893 - 06/18/1956

William Douglas Pethick (R14) Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne Counties 1931-1934   

Early Life:

William Douglas Pethick, born December 12, 1893, Carbondale, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania; served, infantry, United States Army, World War I, 1918; mechanic, Gurney Elevator Company; secretary-treasurer, Wayne Memorial Hospital, 1924-1950; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1927-1930, not a candidate for reelection, 1930; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1931-1934; unsuccessful campaign, United States House of Representatives, 1934; superintendent, Wayne Memorial Hospital, 1950-1956; died, June 18, 1956, in his office, Wayne Memorial Hospital, Honesdale, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. Burial location unknown.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1927-1930, not a candidate for reelection, 1930.

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 14th district, Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne Counties, 1931-1934.

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

Cited:

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

The Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania) · Tuesday, June 19, 1956 · Page 22.