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James Henry Gorbey
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania · 1970
James Henry Gorbey , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. James Henry Gorbey (July 30, 1920 – October 24, 1977) was an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania. He was a Republican member of the Chester City Council from 1956 to 1963 and served as mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania, from 1964 to 1967 during the Chester school protests.
Education
- Bowling Green State UniversityB.A., 1945
- Temple University School of Law (now James E. Beasley School of Law)LL.B., 1949
Career
U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant, 1942-1945; Investigator/appraiser, Inheritance Tax Department, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1950; Editor, Delaware County [Pennsylvania] Legal Journal, 1951-1952; Private practice, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1949-1967; City councilman, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1956-1963; Mayor, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1964-1967; Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County [Pennsylvania], 1968-1970
Biography
James Henry Gorbey (July 30, 1920 – October 24, 1977) was an American politician and judge from Pennsylvania. He was a Republican member of the Chester City Council from 1956 to 1963 and served as mayor of Chester, Pennsylvania, from 1964 to 1967 during the Chester school protests.
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