Edward Nothnagle (November 20, 1866 – February 14, 1938) was an American politician from

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who served as a Republican member of the

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for Delaware County from 1926 to 1936.

Early life

Nothnagle was born in

Chester, Pennsylvania Chester is a city in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area (also known as the Delaware Valley) on the western bank of the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware. ...

to William and Barbara Weis Nothnagle and was educated in the public schools.

Career

Nothnagle worked as a painter and decorator. He was elected to the Chester city council. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County by special election on January 5, 1926 to serve the remainder of the 1925 term after the resignation of Walter H. Craig. He was sworn into office on January 13, 1926 and served 5 consecutive terms until 1936. He was not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1937 term. He died in

and is interred at the

Chester Rural Cemetery Chester Rural Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery founded in March 1863 in Chester, Pennsylvania. Some of the first burials were American Civil War, Civil War soldiers, both Union Army, Union and Confederate States Army, Confederate, who died at ...

Personal life

He was married to Margaret Goff. He was a member of the

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Chester Lodge #236,

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and the

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References

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