Arthur Earley

Arthur F. Earley
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 159th district
In office
1979 – June 9, 1981
Preceded byFrancis Tenaglio
Succeeded byRobert C. Wright
Personal details
BornSeptember 4, 1925
Lynchburg, Virginia
DiedJune 9, 1981 (aged 55)[1]
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania[2]
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenClaudia, Langston
ResidencePA
OccupationAttorney, State Representative

Arthur Franklin Earley (September 4, 1925 – June 9, 1981) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 159th district from 1979 to 1981.[3] He was the first black member elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 159th district. He was among the first African Americans to serve in the United States Marine Corps and was a founder of the Montford Point Marine Association.

  1. ^ Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). "Pennsylvania House of Representatives – 1981-1982" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. ^ "Jet". Jet (v. 60, nos. 14-26). Johnson Publishing Company. 1981. ISSN 0021-5996. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  3. ^ "Arthur F. Earley". www.legis.state.pa.us. Retrieved 10 June 2018.