Zehnder Confair

Zehnder H. Confair
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 23rd district
In office January 7, 1969 – November 30, 1972
Preceded by	Albert Madigan
Succeeded by	Henry Hager
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 24th district
In office January 6, 1959 – November 30, 1968
Preceded by	Miles Derk
Succeeded by	Edwin Holl
Personal details
Born	January 11, 1906 Berwick, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	January 26, 1982(1982-01-26) (aged 76) Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Zehnder Harry "Dick" Confair (January 11, 1906 – January 26, 1982)[1] was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 24th district from 1959 to 1968 and the 23rd district from 1969 to 1972.[2]

Early life and education

Confair was born on January 11, 1906, to Charles H. and Rena (Baum) Confair. He graduated from Berwick High School and received a B.S. degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[3]

Career

He was the founder of the Confair Bottling Company[4] and worked as president of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association. He was a member of the board of directors for Williamsport chamber of commerce and the Northern Central Bank and Trust.[3]

Death and legacy

Confair died on January 26, 1982, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania is named the Z.H. Confair Memorial Highway in his honor, as is the I-80 bridge over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River near Milton, Pennsylvania.

References

1. Van Auken, R.; Hunsinger, L.E. (2003). Williamsport: Boomtown on the Susquehanna. Arcadia Pub. p. 146. ISBN 9780738524382. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
2. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members C". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
3. "Pennsylvania State Senate - Zehnder Confair Biography". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
4. Osterdahl, Andy. "The Strangest Names in American Political History". politicalstrangenames.blogspot.com. Retrieved June 21, 2020.