James Knepper

James W. Knepper, Jr.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry
In office September 10, 1984[1] – January 20, 1987
Governor	Dick Thornburgh
Preceded by	Barry Stern
Succeeded by	Harris Wofford
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 43rd district
In office January 3, 1971 – November 30, 1980
Preceded by	George Haudenshield
Succeeded by	Daniel Fleck
Personal details
Born	(1932-05-12)May 12, 1932 Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Died	May 30, 2016(2016-05-30) (aged 84) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation	Publisher, politician

James W. Knepper, Jr. (May 12, 1932 – May 30, 2016) was a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.^[2][3] He died of cancer in 2016 at the age of 84.^[4]

References

1. "James W. Knepper, Jr". Secretaries of Labor and Industry. The State of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
2. "James W Knepper, Jr". Department of Labor & Industry. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
3. Cox, Harold. "House Members K". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
4. James Knepper-obituary

Party political offices
Preceded by Patrick A. Gleason	Republican nominee for Auditor General of Pennsylvania 1980	Succeeded by Susan M. Shanaman