Biography

09/11/1850 - 12/22/1915

William Henry Berkelbach Sr. (R5) Philadelphia (Part) County 1901-1904

Early Life:

William Henry Berkelbach Sr., born September 11, 1850, Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; son of David and Anna Sofia Uber Berkelbach; public school education; appointed, Inspector, United States Customs, Port of Philadelphia, 1879-1885; pass a civil service examination, Inspector of Streets, Philadelphia, 1886-1900; elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1901-1904; married, Julia Hartnack Berkelbach, son, Henry Berkelbach Jr.; died, December 22, 1915 (aged 65), Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; originally interment,  Monument Cemetery (defunct), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, reinterment, Lawnview Cemetery, Rockledge, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1956. 

Pennsylvania Politics:

Appointed, Inspector, United States Customs, Port of Philadelphia, 1879-1885. 

Pass a civil service examination, Inspector of Streets, Philadelphia, 1886-1900. 

Elected, Republican, Pennsylvania State Senate, 5th district, Philadelphia (Part) County, 1901-1904; committee assignments, Insurance (Chairman), Legislative Apportionment, New Counties and County Seats, Public Printing, Public Supply of Light, Heat and Water. 

Cited:

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

Smull’s Legislative Handbook, (1904). Cochran, T.B., (Editor) Miller, H.P. (Assistant Editor) Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pages 1019, 1025-1028, Biographical Sketches of Senators, page 991. Smull's Legislative Hand Book and Manual of the State of Pennsylvania - Google Books

The Pennsylvania Federation of Historical Societies, Acts and Proceedings: Eleventh Annual Meeting, January 20, 1916, p. 93

William Henry Berkelbach Sr. (1850-1915) - Find a Grave Memorial