Frederick Taylor Pusey (June 3, 1872 – September 6, 1936) 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 1903 to 1906.

Early life and educaction

Pusey was born in

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on June 3, 1872. His primary education was in the public schools in

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. He graduated from Friends Central High School in 1899.

Military career

He served in the

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from 1892 to 1918. He was a member of the First Regiment from 1892 to 1906 and served in the

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. He served as aide-de-camp to Governor

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from 1907 to 1912 and to Governor John K. Tener in 1913. He served with the

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from 1917 to 1918.

Civilian career

He worked as an assistant manager in a hosiery mill for two years, and later worked as an industrial life insurance collector. He was a lawyer and solicitor for the borough of

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(1899–1900) and served as president of the Law Academy of Philadelphia.

Political career

He served two terms in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1903–04 and 1905–06) representing Delaware County as a Republican. He did not run for re-election in 1906. In 1903 he introduced an "anti-cartoon" bill in the legislature. The bill would have made it illegal for publishers to print cartoons depicting politicians as animals. It was inspired by a series of cartoons depicting the 1902 candidate for governor, Samuel Pennypacker, as a parrot. The bill did not become law, but it inspired a whole new series of cartoons depicting politicians as vegetables and inanimate objects.

Personal life

In 1895, Pusey married Nellie Oglivie and together they had one child. He died at Naval Hospital Philadelphia on September 6, 1936, and is buried in Cumberland Cemetery in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pusey, Frederick Taylor 1872 births 1936 deaths 20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly American military personnel of the Spanish–American War United States Army personnel of World War I Politicians from Philadelphia Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Friends' Central School alumni