Zehnder Harry "Dick" Confair (January 11, 1906 – January 26, 1982) was an American politician from

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who served as a Republican member of the

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for the 24th district from 1959 to 1968 and the 23rd district from 1969 to 1972.

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

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Career

He was the founder of the Confair Bottling Company 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.

Death and legacy

Confair died on January 26, 1982, in

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Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania Interstate 80 (I-80) in the US state of Pennsylvania runs for across the central part of the state. It is designated as the Keystone Shortway and officially as the Z.H. Confair Memorial Highway. This route was built mainly along a compl ...

is named the Z.H. Confair Memorial Highway in his honor, as is the I-80 bridge over the West Branch of the

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near

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References

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