Bob Edgar
| Robert W. Edgar | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 7th district |
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In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987 |
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| Preceded by | Lawrence Williams |
| Succeeded by | Curt Weldon |
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Robert William Edgar May 29, 1943 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | April 23, 2013 (aged 69) Burke, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Burke, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Drew University |
| Occupation | Politician, Administrator, Educator, Chaplain |
Robert William "Bob" Edgar (May 29, 1943 – April 23, 2013) was an American politician and administrator from Pennsylvania, and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, representing the 7th district of Pennsylvania. He served as president and CEO of Common Cause, a nonpartisan government watchdog organization, from May 2007 until his death. Edgar died suddenly at his home on April 23, 2013, following a heart attack.
Edgar was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in Springfield, Pennsylvania.
He attended Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, and then was ordained a minister after graduating with a Master of Divinity degree from the Theological School of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. He received a certificate in pastoral psychiatry from Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia in 1969. He later served as United Protestant Chaplain of Drexel University, and as a special assistant to Congressman Bill Gray. From 2001 until his death he was a member of the Greater New Jersey Annual Conference; he transferred from the California Pacific Conference.
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