Howard Harrison "Jay" Haskell II (December 4, 1939 – July 28, 1990) was an American politician. He was a
Republican member of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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from the 6th district from 1971 to 1978.
Biography
Haskell was born on December 4, 1939, in
Titusville, Pennsylvania
Titusville is a city in the far eastern corner of Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,262 at the 2020 census. Titusville is known as the birthplace of the American oil industry and for a number of years was the le ...
. He attended
Titusville Area High School and
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg Academy (formerly Marshall College and Mercersburg College) is an independent college-preparatory boarding and day high school in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Founded in 1893, the school enrolls approximately 4 ...
, graduating from
Stetson University
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The university's main campus in DeLand spans 175 ...
with a bachelor of arts and working on a masters degree. While at Stetson University, Haskell participated in the
Reserve Officers' Training Corps
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While ROTC graduate officers serve in all branches o ...
program.
Haskell started his political career serving as assistants to two U.S. Congressmen from Pennsylvania,
James D. Weaver (1962–1964) and
James G. Fulton (1963–1965). He later served as an assistant to the chair of the Pennsylvania Republican State Committee in 1966. From 1967 to 1970, Haskell worked as appointment secretary and assistant secretary for legislation to Governor
Raymond P. Shafer.
Haskell was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 6th district in 1970, serving for three consecutive terms. He was elected as a delegate to the
1972 Republican National Convention
The 1972 Republican National Convention was held from August 21 to August 23, 1972, at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida. It nominated President Richard M. Nixon and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew for reelection. The conve ...
. He was defeated in the 6th district Republican primary by Tom Swift in 1978.
On July 28, 1990, Haskell died in
Sebring, Florida
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, at the age of 50. He was buried in Fairview Cemetery in
Pleasantville, Pennsylvania.
References
1939 births
1990 deaths
20th-century Pennsylvania politicians
20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
People from Titusville, Pennsylvania
Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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