Herbert Arlene

Herbert Arlene
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
January 2, 1967 – November 30, 1980
Preceded byLouis Johanson
Succeeded byMilton Street
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Philadelphia County district
In office
January 6, 1959 – November 30, 1966
Personal details
BornSeptember 5, 1914
Harrison, Georgia
DiedNovember 9, 1989(1989-11-09) (aged 75)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
Political partyDemocratic

Herbert Arlene (September 5, 1914 – November 9, 1989)[2] was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 3rd district from 1967 until 1980.[3] He was the first African-American elected to the Pennsylvania Senate.[4] He also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Philadelphia County district from 1959 to 1966.[5]

  1. ^ "Ex-state Sen. Herbert Arlene, 75 - philly-archives". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications (1967). The Pennsylvania Manual. Department of Property and Supplies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Cox, Harold (2004). "Legislatures - 1776-2004". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  4. ^ "Ex-Sen. Herbert Arlene". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 11, 1989. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  5. ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members "A"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.