MELTON, Mitchell Wesley, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 6, 1943; graduated, Thomas A. Edison High School; graduated, Pennsylvania Institute of Criminology; B.A., Antioch University; M.Ed., Antioch University, Graduate School of Education, 1978; certificate, Action Course in Practical Politics, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; private insurance broker; revenue investigator, Philadelphia Department of Collections; Philadelphia Junior Chamber of Commerce (1967-1968); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1969 and 1971 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1973 term; member, 32nd Ward Democratic Committee; judicial tipstaff, Judge Levan Gordon; general tipstaff, Family Court Division of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas; died, March 11, 2013 in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Chelten Hills Cemetery, the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Archival Collections
Papers of Hon. Mitchell Wesley Melton, M.Ed., 1969-1972, Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives, Harrisburg.
Bibliography
Melton, Mitchell W. “Impact of Legislation upon Drug Abuse.” American Journal of Pharmacy. 142.4 (1970).
