- Robert F. Rich
Robert Fleming Rich (
June 23 ,1883 –April 28 ,1968 ) was a Republican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania .Early Life and Education
Robert F. Rich was born in
Woolrich, PA . He attendedDickinson Seminary inWilliamsport, PA , and the Williamsport Commercial College. He graduated from theMercersburg Academy in 1902 and attendedDickinson College inCarlisle, PA , from 1903 to 1906.Commercial Enterprises
Rich was engaged in the woolen-mills business in 1906. He was also engaged in
banking and became financially interested in various business and manufacturing enterprises. He was a delegate to theRepublican National Conventions in 1924, 1952, and 1956. He was a member of the board of trustees of Dickinson College from 1912 to 1958, of the Lock Haven Teachers College from 1918 to 1928, of theLock Haven Hospital from 1920 to 1951, and of theLycoming College from 1931 to 1963.United States House of Representatives
Rich was elected as a Republican to the
71st Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofEdgar R. Kiess . He was reelected to the72nd Congress and to the five succeeding Congresses. He did not seek renomination in 1942. He was again elected to the Seventy-ninth, Eightieth, and Eighty-first Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1950.Woolrich Woolen Mills
He served as general manager of the
Woolrich Woolen Mills from 1930 to 1959, president from 1959 to 1964, and chairman of the board from 1964 until 1966 when he became honorary chairman. He died atJersey Shore, PA , and is interred in Woolrich Cemetery.ources
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