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Herbert Fineman | |
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| 78th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office January 7, 1975 – May 23, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Lee |
| Succeeded by | Leroy Irvis |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | |
| In office January 7, 1969 – January 2, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Lee |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Lee |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 194th district | |
| In office January 7, 1969 – May 23, 1977[1] | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Levin |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Philadelphia County district | |
| In office January 3, 1955 – November 30, 1968 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1920 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 2016 (aged 96) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Herbert Fineman (July 4, 1920 – August 18, 2016) was an American politician and former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2]
Fineman from Wynnefield was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1955 from the 194th District.[3] Before being elected Speaker, he was the floor leader for the Democratic party in the Pennsylvania House.[3]
In 1977, Fineman was convicted on charges of accepting payments from parents trying to get their children into graduate schools at state-supported universities.[4]
He died on August 18, 2016.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives – 1977–1978" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ Herbert Fineman, The Political Graveyard: American Jewish Congress, politicians
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-08-08. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Moran, Robert (August 20, 2016). "Herbert Fineman, Pa. House speaker from Philly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
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