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James Knepper

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James W. Knepper, Jr.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry
In office
September 10, 1984[1] – January 20, 1987
GovernorDick Thornburgh
Preceded byBarry Stern
Succeeded byHarris Wofford
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
In office
January 3, 1971 – November 30, 1980
Preceded byGeorge Haudenshield
Succeeded byDaniel Fleck
Personal details
Born(1932-05-12)May 12, 1932
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 30, 2016(2016-05-30) (aged 84)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Alma materCarnegie Mellon University
OccupationPublisher, politician

James W. Knepper, Jr. (May 12, 1932 – May 30, 2016) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2][3] He died of cancer in 2016 at the age of 84.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "James W. Knepper, Jr". Secretaries of Labor and Industry. The State of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
  2. ^ "James W Knepper, Jr". Department of Labor & Industry. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  3. ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members K". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  4. ^ James Knepper-obituary
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Auditor General of Pennsylvania
1980
Succeeded by
Susan M. Shanaman