Walter Hibshman Craig (February 24, 1880 – November 25, 1937) 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 1923 to 1925.

Early life

Craig 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. ...

. He graduated from Chester High School and attended Pierce Business College.

Career

Craig worked as president of Penn Ice Works, Inc. from 1901 to 1920 and as proprietor of Penn Purity Ice Cream from 1914 to 1920. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County and served from 1923 to 1925. He resigned from the House on September 1, 1925 and was replaced by

Edward Nothnagle Edward Nothnagle (November 20, 1866 – February 14, 1938) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County, Pennsylva ...

by special election on January 5, 1926. He was elected to the Chester City Council and served from 1925 to 1937 including as the director of parks and public property from 1925 to 1935 and as director of accounts and finances from 1935 to 1937. 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

Craig was married to Etta James. He was a member of the Free & Accepted Masons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Craig, Walter H. 1880 births 1937 deaths American Freemasons Burials at Chester Rural Cemetery Chester High School alumni Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Pennsylvania city council members Politicians from Chester, Pennsylvania 20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly