J. Roland Kinzer

J. Roland Kinzer
J. Roland Kinzer
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
	In office; January 28, 1930 – January 3, 1947
Preceded by	William W. Griest (10th); Charles L. Gerlach (9th)
Succeeded by	John W. Murphy (10th); Paul B. Dague (9th)
Constituency	10th district (1930-45); 9th district (1945-47)
Personal details
Born	March 28, 1874; Terre Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	July 25, 1955 (aged 81); Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Party	Republican
Alma mater	Franklin & Marshall College

John Roland Kinzer (March 28, 1874 – July 25, 1955) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

J. Roland Kinzer was born on a farm near Terre Hill, Pennsylvania in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania He graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1896. He served as county solicitor of Lancaster County from 1912 to 1923, and as a delegate to the 1928 Republican National Convention. He was elected as a Republican to the seventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William W. Griest. He was reelected to the seventy-second Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1946.