Mae Kernaghan

Mae Winters Kernaghan (April 23, 1901 – September 1980) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1957 to 1966 and for the 163rd district from 1967 to 1970.[2] [3]

Mae W. Kernaghan
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 163rd district
In office
January 7, 1969  November 30, 1970
Preceded byDistrict Created
Succeeded byJoseph Doyle
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Delaware County district
In office
January 2, 1957  November 30, 1968
Personal details
BornApril 23, 1901
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
DiedSeptember 29, 1980
Darby, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Frank J Kernaghan, Sr
ChildrenFrank J Kernaghan, Jr
ResidenceYeadon, Pa

Biography

Kernaghan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She worked as secretary and public relations director for the Salvation Army Maintenance Campaign Office in Delaware County. She was treasurer and president of the Yeadon Public Library.[2]

She was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County in 1956 and served 6 consecutive terms. She was not a candidate for reelection in 1970.

She died in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.[2]

References

  1. Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications (1969). The Pennsylvania Manual. 99. Department of Property and Supplies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  2. "MAE W. KERNAGHAN". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. Cox, Harold. "House Members K". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.


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