Biography

10/25/1853 - 07/11/1895


CONWAY, Adam Southern, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, October 25, 1853 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; attended, Lauderbach Academy, Philadelphia; partner, William Conway & Sons, soap manufacturers; elected, common council, Philadelphia (1883-1885); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1886; unsuccessful campaign for reelection to the House (1888); director, Trust Company of North America; elected, 5th Ward Democratic Executive Committee (1894-1895); died, July 11, 1895 in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey; interred, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.


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