Roy E. Furman

Roy E. Furman

Infobox_Governor
name= Roy E. Furman


caption=
order=129th
office= Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
term_start= 1936
term_end= 1937
predecessor=
successor=
birth_date= April 16, 1901
birth_place= Davidson, Pennsylvania
death_date= May 18, 1977
death_place=
spouse=
profession=
party= Democratic
age=

Roy E. Furman (April 16, 1901 - May 18, 1977) was the Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from 1955 to 1959.

Furman was born in Davidson, Greene County, Pennsylvania. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1933 and served as the House Speaker in 1936. Furman served as Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania from January 1955 to 1959 during Governor 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.

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]


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