Frank Cella

Frank Cella
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1951–1952
ConstituencyPhiladelphia
Personal details
Born(1888-12-03)December 3, 1888
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedFebruary 7, 1965(1965-02-07) (aged 76)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
PartyRepublican

Frank Cella (December 3, 1888 – February 7, 1965) was a state legislator in Pennsylvania. He represented Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives during the 1951–1952 session. He was a Republican.[1][2]

Born in Philadelphia, He became Philadelphia's receiver of taxes from 1932 to 1940. He also worked in the Recorder of Deeds office in Philadelphia from 1940 to 1952. He belonged to the 3rd Ward, 6th Division of the Republican Committee.[1]

Cella was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1951 term and then lost reelection for the 1953 term to Garfield B. Harris, an African American Democrat.[3] He died, February 7, 1965, in Philadelphia and was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery in Yeadon, Pennsylvania.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website". archives.house.state.pa.us.
  2. ↑ Pennsylvania Manual. June 13, 1984. ISBN 978-0-8182-0029-8 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Jet". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. November 20, 1952. Retrieved 22 March 2026 – via Google Books.