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  Watkins, George Robert
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NameGeorge Robert Watkins
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West Chester, Pennsylvania , United States
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Born May 21, 1902
DiedAugust 07, 1970 (68 years)
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InfoWATKINS, George Robert, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Hampton, Va., May 21, 1902; attended the public schools of Hampton; learned the trade of shipfitter; went to Chester, Pa., in 1920 and organized the Chester Stevedoring Co., which was sold in 1931; in 1932 organized with a partner the Blue Line Transfer Co., operating a fleet of trucks to all points in the East; served a four-year term as sheriff of Delaware County, Pa., 1945-1948; member of the State senate for three four-year terms, 1949-1960; served a four-year term as county commissioner, 1960-1964; operated a farm in Delaware County and was a breeder of thoroughbred horses; elected as a Republican to the Eighty-ninth, Ninetieth, and Ninety-first Congresses, serving from January 3, 1965, until his death in West Chester, Pa., August 7, 1970; interment in Birmingham-Lafayette Cemetery, Birmingham Township, Pa.

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  05/19/1970 PA District 09 - R Primary Won 69.87% (+39.74%)
  11/05/1968 PA District 9 Won 62.92% (+27.49%)
  11/08/1966 PA District 9 Won 62.62% (+25.24%)
  05/17/1966 PA District 09 - R Primary Won 58.03% (+43.91%)
  11/03/1964 PA District 7 Won 51.15% (+2.30%)
  04/28/1964 PA District 07 - R Primary Won 55.63% (+26.57%)
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