Biography

11/29/1874 - 02/03/1960

Warren Roscoe Roberts (D18) Northampton County 1927-1937

Early Life:

Warren Roscoe Roberts, born November 29, 1874, Freemansburg, Lower Saucon Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania; Freemansburg, public schools; son of John and Sarah Anne Hendricks Roberts; cofounder, Victor Woodring, Woodring-Roberts Corporation, 1905; committeeman, recorder of deeds, Northampton County; newspaper reporter, Bethlehem Times; engaged, real estate, insurance business; bank director; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1927-1937; minority floor leader, 1935-1936; resigned, April 14, 1937; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Auditor General, 1937-1941; delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1940; married, Sadie Louise Dreisbach, 1908; died, February 3, 1960, Saint Lukes Hospital Bethlehem, Lehigh, Pennsylvania; interment, Nisky Hill Cemetery, Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 18th District, Northampton County, 1927-1937; minority floor leader, 1935-1936; resigned, April 14, 1937. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Auditor General, 1937-1941.

Cited:

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

Lancaster New Era (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) Thursday, February 04, 1960, page 3.

The Morning Call (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Thursday, February 04, 1960, page 3. 

Warren R. Roberts (1875-1960) - Find a Grave Memorial