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Roy E. Furman
Roy E. Furman
	Furman circa 1956
21st Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
	In office; January 18, 1955 – January 20, 1959
Governor	George Leader
Preceded by	Lloyd Wood
Succeeded by	John Morgan Davis
129th Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
	In office; March 14, 1936 – November 30, 1938
Preceded by	Wilson Sarig
Succeeded by	Ellwood Turner
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives; from the Greene County district
	In office; January 3, 1933 – November 30, 1940
Personal details
Born	April 16, 1901; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
Died	May 18, 1977 (aged 76); Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Helen Ross
Alma mater	Waynesburg College (BA)
Profession	Construction company owner

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Roy E. Furman (April 16, 1901 – May 18, 1977) was an American politician who served as the 21st lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania from 1955 to 1959 and as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representative from 1936–1938.^[1]

Life and career

Furman was born in Davistown, Greene County, Pennsylvania. Educated at Waynesburg College and owner of a construction company, he was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1932 and became Speaker of the House in 1936. He retired in 1940 to return to his construction business but remained politically active as chair of Greene County Democrats for ten years. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from January 1955 to 1959 during Governor George M. Leader's administration. In 1958, Furman ran for the Democratic nomination for governor but lost to David Lawrence.^[1]

Furman served on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission during Governor Lawrence's term, later serving on the state transportation commission. Act 127 of 1975 designated Pennsylvania Route 21 as the “Roy E. Furman Highway.”^[1]

Furman retired to New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and died in Harrisburg at the age of 76.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Roy E. Furman - House Speaker Biographies". The Official Website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

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Political offices
Preceded by Lloyd Wood	Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1955–1959	Succeeded by John Morgan Davis
Preceded by Wilson Sarig	Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives 1936–1938	Succeeded by Ellwood Turner
Party political offices
Preceded by Michael Musmanno	Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1954	Succeeded by John Morgan Davis

[:0-1] "Roy E. Furman - House Speaker Biographies". The Official Website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved 2022-10-24.

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-|name= Roy E. Furman
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+| name                = Roy E. Furman
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+| image               = Roy E. Furman (1901–1977), Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (1955–1959) and Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1936–1938).jpg
-|order2                =129th
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-|term_start2           = March 14, 1936
+| order2              = 129th
-|term_end2             = November 30, 1938
+| office2             = Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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+| term_start2         = March 14, 1936
-|successor2            = [[Ellwood J. Turner|Ellowood Turner]]
+| term_end2           = November 30, 1938
-|order                 = 22nd
+| predecessor2        = [[Wilson G. Sarig|Wilson Sarig]]
-|office                = Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
+| successor2          = [[Ellwood J. Turner|Ellwood Turner]]
-|term_start            = January 18, 1955
+| order               = 21st
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+| office              = Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania
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+| term_end            = January 20, 1959
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+| governor            = [[George M. Leader|George Leader]]
+| predecessor         = [[Lloyd H. Wood|Lloyd Wood]]
-|state_house3          =Pennsylvania
-|district3             =[[Greene County, Pennsylvania|Greene County]]
+| successor           = [[John Morgan Davis]]
-|term_start3           =January 3, 1933
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-|term_end3             =November 30, 1940
+| term_start3         = January 3, 1933
-|birth_date= April 16, 1901
+| term_end3           = November 30, 1940
-|birth_place= Davistown, Pennsylvania
+| birth_date          = April 16, 1901
-|death_date= May 18, 1977
+| birth_place         = [[Waynesburg, Pennsylvania]]
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+| death_date          = May 18, 1977 (aged 76)
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+| death_place         = [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]]
-|profession=
+| spouse              = Helen Ross
-|party= [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
+| profession          = Construction company owner
-|age=
-}}'''Roy E. Furman''' (April 16, 1901 – May 18, 1977) was the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Lieutenant Governor of [[Pennsylvania]] from 1955 to 1959.
+| party               = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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+| alma_mater          = [[Waynesburg College]] (BA)
+}}
+'''Roy E. Furman''' (April 16, 1901 – May 18, 1977) was an American politician who served as the 21st [[lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania]] from 1955 to 1959 and as [[List of speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives|Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representative]] from 1936–1938.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Roy E. Furman - House Speaker Biographies |url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/SpeakerBios/SpeakerBio.cfm?id=23 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=The Official Website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly |language=en-US}}</ref>
-Furman was born in Davidson, [[Greene County, Pennsylvania]]. He was elected to the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] in 1933 and served as the [[Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives|House Speaker]] in 1936. Furman served as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from January 1955 to 1959 during Governor [[George M. Leader|Leader]]'s administration. In 1958, Furman ran for the Democratic nomination for governor but was defeated by [[David Lawrence]]. Furman served on the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission during Governor Lawrence's term. Furman retired to [[New Cumberland, Pennsylvania]] and died at the age of 76.
+== Life and career ==
+Furman was born in Davistown, [[Greene County, Pennsylvania]]. Educated at [[Waynesburg University|Waynesburg College]] and owner of a construction company, he was elected to the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] in 1932 and became Speaker of the House in 1936. He retired in 1940 to return to his construction business but remained politically active as chair of Greene County Democrats for ten years. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from January 1955 to 1959 during Governor [[George M. Leader]]'s administration. In 1958, Furman ran for the Democratic nomination for governor but lost to [[David L. Lawrence|David Lawrence]].<ref name=":0" />
+Furman served on the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission]] during Governor Lawrence's term, later serving on the state transportation commission. Act 127 of 1975 designated [[Pennsylvania Route 21]] as the “Roy E. Furman Highway.”<ref name=":0" />
+Furman retired to [[New Cumberland, Pennsylvania]], and died in [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] at the age of 76.<ref name=":0" />
+==See also==
+* [[List of Pennsylvania state legislatures]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fulwood-fyke.html The Political Graveyard]
-*[http://www.lib.iup.edu/spec_coll/mg59.html Indiana University of Pennsylvania Archives]
+*[https://libweb1.library.iup.edu/depts/speccol/All%20Finding%20Aids/Finding%20aids/MG%20or%20Col/MG59Furman.pdf Indiana University of Pennsylvania Archives]
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-{{succession box | before=[[Wilson G. Sarig|Wilson Sarig]] |title=[[Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] | years=1936&ndash;1938| after=[[Ellwood J. Turner|Ellowood Turner]]}}
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-{{succession box | title=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for [[Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania]] | before=[[Michael A. Musmanno|Michael Musmanno]] | after=[[John Morgan Davis]] | years=1954 (won)}}
+{{succession box | title=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for [[Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania]] | before=[[Michael A. Musmanno|Michael Musmanno]] | after=[[John Morgan Davis]] | years=[[Pennsylvania gubernatorial election, 1954|1954]]}}
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+[[Category:Politicians from Greene County, Pennsylvania]]
 [[Category:Speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
-[[Category:Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
+[[Category:Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]
-[[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]]
+[[Category:20th-century American businesspeople]]
+[[Category:Waynesburg University alumni]]
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+[[Category:20th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly]]

v t e Lieutenant governors and vice-presidents of Pennsylvania
Vice-presidents (1777–1790)	Bryan M. Smith Moore Potter Ewing Irvine Biddle Muhlenberg Redick Ross
Lieutenant governors (since 1875)	Latta Stone Black Davies Watres Lyon Gobin Brown Murphy Reynolds McClain Beidleman D. Davis James Shannon Kennedy Lewis Bell Strickler Wood Furman J. Davis Shafer Broderick Kline Scranton Singel Schweiker Jubelirer Knoll Scarnati Cawley Stack Fetterman Ward (acting) A. Davis

v t e Speakers of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Bingham Wynkoop Latimer Evans Weaver Snyder Porter Snyder Boileau Engle Weber Tod R. Smith St. Clair Holgate Hill Davidson Hill J. Lawrence Gilmore J. Lawrence Sutherland Ritner Middleswarth F. Smith Laporte Findley Anderson W. Patterson J. Thompson Middleswarth Dewart Hopkins Crabb Snowden H. Wright Snowden F. Patterson Cooper Packer McCalmont Cessna Rhey Schell Chase Strong R. Wright Getz Longaker W. Lawrence Davis Rowe Cessna Johnson Olmstead Kelley Glass Davis Clark Strang Webb Elliott McCormick S. Patterson Myer Long Hewitt Faunce Graham Boyer C. Thompson Walton Boyer Farr Marshall Walton McClain Cox Shreve Alter Ambler Baldwin Spangler Whitaker Goodnough Bluett McClure Hess Goodnough Talbot Sarig Furman Turner Kilroy Fiss Lichtenwalter Sorg C. Smith Andrews Helm Andrews Helm Hamilton Lee Fineman Lee Fineman Irvis Seltzer Ryan Irvis Manderino O'Donnell DeWeese Ryan Perzel O'Brien McCall S. Smith Turzai Cutler Rozzi McClinton
List of Pennsylvania state legislatures