Zehnder H. Confair
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
January 7, 1969 – November 30, 1972
Preceded byAlbert Madigan
Succeeded byHenry Hager
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 24th district
In office
January 6, 1959 – November 30, 1968
Preceded byMiles Derk
Succeeded byEdwin Holl
Personal details
BornJanuary 11, 1906
Berwick, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 26, 1982(1982-01-26) (aged 76)
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Zehnder Harry "Dick" Confair (January 11, 1906 – January 26, 1982)[1] was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 24th district from 1959 to 1968 and the 23rd district from 1969 to 1972.[2]

Early life and education

Confair was born on January 11, 1906, to Charles H. and Rena (Baum) Confair. He graduated from Berwick High School and received a B.S. degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[3]

Career

He was the founder of the Confair Bottling Company[4] and worked as president of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association. He was a member of the board of directors for Williamsport chamber of commerce and the Northern Central Bank and Trust.[3]

Death and legacy

Confair died on January 26, 1982, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and was interred at Twin Hills Memorial Park in Muncy, Pennsylvania.[5]

Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania is named the Z.H. Confair Memorial Highway in his honor, as is the I-80 bridge over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River near Milton, Pennsylvania.

References

  1. ↑ Van Auken, R.; Hunsinger, L.E. (2003). Williamsport: Boomtown on the Susquehanna. Arcadia Pub. p. 146. ISBN 9780738524382. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
  2. ↑ Cox, Harold. "Senate Members C". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. 1 2 "Pennsylvania State Senate - Zehnder Confair Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ Osterdahl, Andy. "The Strangest Names in American Political History". politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Zehnder H. Confair". findagrave.com. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
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