Melton, Mitchell W., 1943-2013
Biography
MELTON, Mitchell Wesley, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born in the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 6, 1943; graduated, Thomas A. Edison High School; graduated, Pennsylvania Institute of Criminology; B.A., Antioch University; M.Ed., Antioch University, Graduate School of Education, 1978; certificate, Action Course in Practical Politics, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; private insurance broker; revenue investigator, Philadelphia Department of Collections; Philadelphia Junior Chamber of Commerce (1967-1968); elected as a Democrat to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1969 and 1971 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1973 term; member, 32nd Ward Democratic Committee; tipstaff, judge Levan Gordon; tipstaff, Family Court Division, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County; died, March 11, 2013 in the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Chelten Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Papers of Mitchell W. Melton, 1969-2011
This collection contains the Personal Papers of Melton, Mitchell W., Pennsylvania House of Representative two terms from 1969-1972. Additionally, there are records that date to as late as 2011 regarding the founding of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus.