Mae W. Kernaghan

Mae W. Kernaghan

Member

Sessions

Sessions Office Position District Party
1957-1958 Representative Republican
1959 Representative Republican
1960 Representative Republican
1961 Representative Republican
1962 Representative Republican
1963 Representative Republican
1964 Representative Republican
1965 Representative Republican
1966 Representative Republican
1967 Representative Majority Caucus Chairman Republican
1968 Representative Majority Caucus Chairman Republican
1969 Representative Minority Caucus Chairman 163 Republican
1970 Representative Minority Caucus Chairman 163 Republican
Counties Delaware

Biography

04/23/1901 - 09/29/1980


KERNAGHAN, Mae W., a Representative from Delaware County; born, April 23, 1901 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; treasurer and president, Yeadon Public Library; elected, alternate delegate, Republican National Convention (1944); member, Republican State Committee; vice chair, Delaware County Republican Committee; secretary and public relations director, Salvation Army Fundraising Office, Delaware County (1944-1955);elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1956 and served 6 consecutive terms thereafter; elected, Majority Caucus Chair (1967-1968); elected, Minority Caucus Chair (1969-1970); appointed, Joint State Government Commission (1967-1970); not a candidate for reelection to the House (1970); died, September 29, 1980 in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania; interred, Fernwood Cemetery and Mausoleum, Fernwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.


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