H. Jack Seltzer
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H. Jack Seltzer was a former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
and owner of Seltzer's Lebanon Bologna Company. Seltzer was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1957. He was the first Speaker of the Pennsylvania House from Lebanon County
. He died on February 28, 2011 at the age of 88.
H. Jack Seltzer was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 12, 1922, and grew up in Harrisburg and Palmyra.
He attended high school at Mercersburg Academy
before enlisting in the United States Navy, serving as a First Class Petty Officer in the Pacific during World War II. He met his wife Geneva Shepherd while stationed in Jacksonville, Florida. They married in 1945 and moved to Palmyra after the war.
After the war Jack reopened the family business, Seltzer's Lebanon Bologna Company, which had been started by his father in 1902.
He was elected to the State House of Representatives in 1957 and served twenty four years, the last two years as Speaker of House. Jack liked to say that he had the same job as Benjamin Franklin, who also served as Speaker of the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania.
Jack and Ginny were married 65 years. They had four children. Michael Jack Seltzer (d. 1983), Craig Harvey Seltzer (Donna Curanzy), Pamela Shepherd, and Patricia Wagoner (Rolf Wagoner). They have four grandchildren: Owen Michael Seltzer, Noah Michael Wagoner, Peter Austin Wagoner, and Geneva Esther Wagoner.
After his retirement the Seltzers moved to Scottsdale, Arizona and also spent six months traveling around the world. Jack enjoyed tennis, sailing, bridge, and curling. He died peacefully on February 28, 2011, in Scottsdale, Arizona, surrounded by his family.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
and owner of Seltzer's Lebanon Bologna Company. Seltzer was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1957. He was the first Speaker of the Pennsylvania House from Lebanon County
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 332 people per square mile . There were 49,320 housing units at an average density of 136 per square mile...
. He died on February 28, 2011 at the age of 88.
H. Jack Seltzer was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 12, 1922, and grew up in Harrisburg and Palmyra.
He attended high school at Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg Academy is an independent, coeducational boarding school for grades 9-12 located in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The school's mission is:...
before enlisting in the United States Navy, serving as a First Class Petty Officer in the Pacific during World War II. He met his wife Geneva Shepherd while stationed in Jacksonville, Florida. They married in 1945 and moved to Palmyra after the war.
After the war Jack reopened the family business, Seltzer's Lebanon Bologna Company, which had been started by his father in 1902.
He was elected to the State House of Representatives in 1957 and served twenty four years, the last two years as Speaker of House. Jack liked to say that he had the same job as Benjamin Franklin, who also served as Speaker of the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania.
Jack and Ginny were married 65 years. They had four children. Michael Jack Seltzer (d. 1983), Craig Harvey Seltzer (Donna Curanzy), Pamela Shepherd, and Patricia Wagoner (Rolf Wagoner). They have four grandchildren: Owen Michael Seltzer, Noah Michael Wagoner, Peter Austin Wagoner, and Geneva Esther Wagoner.
After his retirement the Seltzers moved to Scottsdale, Arizona and also spent six months traveling around the world. Jack enjoyed tennis, sailing, bridge, and curling. He died peacefully on February 28, 2011, in Scottsdale, Arizona, surrounded by his family.