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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | John William Kephart Sr. |
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United States |
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November 12, 1872
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| Died | August 06, 1944
(71 years)
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
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| Info | Chief Justice of the PA Supreme Court: January 6, 1936 - January 2, 1940
Briefly ran for the US Senate in 1928 before dropping out in the name of party unity.
JOHN WILLIAM KEPHART, one of the prominent attorneys-at-law of Ebensburg, as well as a leading factor in many of the business enterprises of the borough, was born in Wilmore, Cambria county, Pennsylvania, November 12, 1872. He is the son of Lieutenant Samuel A. and Henrietta B. (Wolfe) Kephurt. He is one of five children born to his parents, four of whom survive. They are: Hon. Harmon M., ex-member of the legislature, retired at Connellsville, Pennsylvania. Captain Samuel A., captain of artillery in the United States army, commanding Fort Warren, at Boston, Massachusetts. Gertrude R., wife of Dudley Tate Esby, residing at Lockhaven, Pennsylvania. John William.
John William Kephart, from his fifth year of age was educated in the Soldiers' Orphans' School at McAllistersville, Pennsylvania, where he remained until his sixteenth year. Upon leaving the academy at McAllistersville, he took up telegraphy, in Wilmore, and followed it for two years. Through economy he saved enough money during that period to pay his tuition in the Allegheny College at Meadville, Pennsylvania, which he entered and attended two terms. He returned home and soon entered Dickinson College, Carlisle, graduating from the law department in 1894, with the degree of LL. B. He then returned to Cambria county and engaged in the study of law in the office of Hon. W. Horace Rose, Johnstown, where he continued until he was admitted to the bar in 1895. He then practiced there a short time and moved to Ebensburg, opening a, law office there, upon his arrival at Ebensburg his professional career was beset with many difficulties, and for a few months his prospect looked gloomy. His particular efforts were directed in the line of corporation work, and his ability along this line were rewarded and success came to him rapidly. He has been the organizer of many corporations in Cambria county and elsewhere. He is president of the Ebensburg Light, Heat and Power Company and the Cresson Foundry, Machine and Car Company, and is identified with numerous other enterprises. Mr. Kephart is a member of Cambria Lodge, F. and A. M., at Johnstown, the Consistory at Williamsport, and the Syria Temple at Pittsburg; also Altoona Lodge, B. P. 0. E. He is a stanch defender of Republican principles, and an influential factor in the work of the party in Cambria county.
Mr. Kephart married Florence M. Evans, daughter of Congressman Alvin Evans, whose sketch appears in this work. The date of his marriage was December 1, 1904.
In 1918 he was elected to the State Supreme Court and he became Chief Justice on Jan. 6, 1936. Several years ago, he considered the bench to become Republican candidate for Governor, but rejected the proposal. He also was mentioned several times as a candidate for United States I Senator from Pennsylvania on the ticket. In 1940, he headed the Philadelphia forces of Wendell L. Willkie, Republican nominee for President. Justice Kephart, a thirty-third degree-Mason, was a member of the Union League of Philadelphia.
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