Robert N. McGarvey
Robert Neill McGarvey (August 14, 1888 – June 28, 1952) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Robert McGarvey was born in Philadelphia. He attended the University of Pennsylvania Business College. He was engaged as a telegrapher and as manager of a news bureau. He became an investment broker in 1922.
He was elected to Congress as a Republican in 1946 to the 80th United States Congress, defeating incumbent Democratic Congressman William T. Granahan. As a congressman he was part of the Federal Commission that helped to designate Independence Hall as a National Historical Park.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 in a re-match against Granahan.
Sources
- Robert N. McGarvey at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The Political Graveyard
| United States House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by William T. Granahan |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district 1947 - 1949 |
Succeeded by William T. Granahan |
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