Walter M. Mumma
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Walter Mann Mumma was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Mumma was born in Steelton
. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State Forestry Academy in Mont Alto
in 1911. He was employed with the Pennsylvania State Forestry Department from 1911 to 1916.
Mumma worked with the sales department of the Lehigh Portland Cement Company in Allentown, Pennsylvania
, from 1916 to 1921. He was the organizer, president, and manager of the Pennsylvania Supply Co. of Harrisburg
, from 1921 to 1947, and served as vice president from 1947 to 1951. He served as register of wills for Dauphin County
, from 1940 to 1944.
Mumma was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second and to the five succeeding Congresses and served until his death in Bethesda, Maryland
. He is interred at East Harrisburg Cemetery
.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Mumma was born in Steelton
Steelton, Pennsylvania
Steelton is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, three miles southeast of Harrisburg. In 1900, 12,086 people lived here; in 1910, 14,246 people lived here; in 1920, 13,248 people lived here; and in 1940, 13,115 people lived here. The population was 5,858 at the 2000 census...
. He graduated from the Pennsylvania State Forestry Academy in Mont Alto
Mont Alto, Pennsylvania
Mont Alto is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,357 at the 2000 census.-History:John Funk built the first house in the borough in 1817 on what is now Main Street. At this time the town was known as Funkstown...
in 1911. He was employed with the Pennsylvania State Forestry Department from 1911 to 1916.
Mumma worked with the sales department of the Lehigh Portland Cement Company in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
, from 1916 to 1921. He was the organizer, president, and manager of the Pennsylvania Supply Co. of Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
, from 1921 to 1947, and served as vice president from 1947 to 1951. He served as register of wills for Dauphin County
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of the three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 census, the population was 268,100. The county includes the city of Harrisburg, which has served as the state capital...
, from 1940 to 1944.
Mumma was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second and to the five succeeding Congresses and served until his death in Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
. He is interred at East Harrisburg Cemetery
East Harrisburg Cemetery
East Harrisburg Cemetery is a cemetery located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The cemetery received is name from its location, adjacent to the borough of Penbrook, formerly known as East Harrisburg...
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