{{Short description|American lawyer (1934–2017)}} {{Distinguish|Fred Anton Maier}} {{Infobox person |name = Frederick Anton III |image = |alt = |caption = |birth_date = {{Birth date text|1934}} |birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|11|2|1934}} |death_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |alma_mater = Villanova University (BS, LLB) |spouse = |known_for = |occupation = }}
'''Frederick Anton III''' (1934 – November 2, 2017) was an American lawyer who was President and CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association and the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Insurance Company.
==Education== A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Villanova University School of Law in 1958 and practiced law in Philadelphia.<ref name=pcnprofile>{{cite video|people = Bill Bova and Fred Anton|date = 2007|title = PCN Profiles: Fred Anton|url = http://www.pamanufacturers.org/pages/index.php?pID=1301|format = Television interview|publisher = Pennsylvania Cable Network|access-date = 2009-09-12|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080506030200/http://www.pamanufacturers.org/pages/index.php?pID=1301|archive-date = 2008-05-06|url-status = dead}}</ref> In 1962, he took a job as a claims attorney with the Pennsylvania Manufactures Insurance Company, where he handled workers compensation cases.<ref name=pcnprofile /> He became president of the Pennsylvania Manufactures Insurance Company in 1972 and became president of the Pennsylvania Manufactures Association in 1975.<ref name=pcnprofile />
==Career== As a Republican, he was a delegate to the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Republican National Conventions.<ref name=pgbio>{{cite web| last = Kestenbaum| first = Lawrence | author-link = Lawrence Kestenbaum| title = Index to Politicians: Antilla to Aoelua | work = The Political Graveyard| date = March 24, 2009| url = http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/antilla-anzelowitz.html#0M300JCVD| access-date = 2009-09-12}}</ref>
The ''Pennsylvania Report'' named him to the 2003 "The Pennsylvania Report Power 75" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics, calling him "an important financial player for GOP" (Republican Party)<ref name=pareport2003>{{cite web| title = The PA Report "Power 75" List| work = Pennsylvania Report| publisher = Capital Growth, Inc.| date = January 31, 2003| url = http://www.pa-report.com/uploaded_pdf/PAReportPower75_.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060920200116/http://www.pa-report.com/uploaded_pdf/PAReportPower75_.pdf| archive-date = 2006-09-20| url-status = dead}}</ref> In 2009, the ''Pennsylvania Report'' named him to "The Pennsylvania Report 100" list of influential figures in Pennsylvania politics and noted that he remains a "key figure in the business community" and "[t]he "godfather" of all conservative organizations in the state."<ref name=pareport>{{cite web| title = PA Report 100| work = Pennsylvania Report| publisher = Capital Growth, Inc.| date = January 23, 2009| url = http://www.pa-report.com/uploaded_pdf/PA%20Report%20100%20-%20Jan%2023,%202009.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200127050652/http://www.pa-report.com/uploaded_pdf/PA%2520Report%2520100%2520-%2520Jan%252023,%25202009.pdf| archive-date = 2020-01-27| url-status = dead}}</ref> He was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Sy Snyder's Power 50" list of influential individuals in Pennsylvania politics in 2002.<ref name=power>{{cite web | title = Sy Snyder's Power 50 | work = PoliticsPA | publisher = The Publius Group | year = 2002 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020421165540/http://www.politicspa.com/features/power50.htm | url = http://www.politicspa.com/features/power50.htm | archive-date = 2002-04-21 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In 2010, he was named of the "Top 10 Republicans" in Pennsylvania by ''Politics Magazine,'' who noted that he "funds much of the conservative infrastructure in the state, such as the right of-center think-tank Commonwealth Foundation."<ref>{{Cite news| last = Roarty| first = Alex| author2 = Sean Coit| title = Pennsylvania Influencers| newspaper = Politics Magazine| pages = 44–49| date = January 2010| url = http://politicsmagazine.com/uploads/Image/Politics_PA_influencers_web.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091229023006/http://politicsmagazine.com/uploads/Image/Politics_PA_influencers_web.pdf| archive-date = 2009-12-29| url-status = dead}}</ref>
==Death== Anton was found dead in the Delaware River, near his residence, on November 2, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/fred-anton-gop-powerbroker-found-dead-in-delaware-river-20171102.html|title = Fred Anton, GOP power broker, found dead in Delaware River}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Frederick W. Anton, III 1934–2017 |url=https://www.patownhall.com/frederick-w-anton-iii-1934-2017/ |access-date=16 November 2024 |publisher=PA Town Hall |date=3 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Frederick Anton |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/frederick-anton-obituary?pid=187410894 |website=Legacy |access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref> Following his death in November 2017, media coverage described Anton as a central figure in Pennsylvania’s business and political networks. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that he led the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association for more than four decades and was a significant Republican donor and fundraiser. His body was recovered from the Delaware River near his Philadelphia residence.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fred Anton, GOP power broker, found dead in Delaware River |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/politics/fred-anton-gop-powerbroker-found-dead-in-delaware-river-20171102.html |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=November 2, 2017 |access-date=December 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Republican power broker, CEO found dead in Delaware River |url=https://www.phillyvoice.com/republican-power-broker-ceo-found-dead-delaware-river/ |work=PhillyVoice |date=November 2, 2017 |access-date=December 11, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fred Anton, GOP power broker, found dead in Delaware River |url=https://www.fox43.com/article/news/local/contests/fred-anton-gop-power-broker-found-dead-in-delaware-river/521-e9380612-01cb-40b1-9fba-f3f357d3264f |work=Fox43 |date=November 2, 2017 |access-date=December 11, 2025}}</ref>
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