{{Short description|American politician (1874–1955)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = J. Roland Kinzer | image = JRolandKinzer.jpg | office = Member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from Pennsylvania | term_start = January 28, 1930 | term_end = January 3, 1947 | predecessor = [[William W. Griest]] (10th)<br/>[[Charles L. Gerlach]] (9th) | successor = [[John W. Murphy (Pennsylvania politician)|John W. Murphy]] (10th)<br/>[[Paul B. Dague]] (9th) | constituency = {{ushr|PA|10|10th district}} (1930-45)<br/>{{ushr|PA|9|9th district}} (1945-47) | birth_date = {{birth date|1874|03|28}} | death_date = {{death date and age|1955|07|25|1874|03|28}} | birth_place = [[Terre Hill, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | death_place = [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]], U.S. | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | alma_mater = [[Franklin & Marshall College]] }} '''John Roland Kinzer''' (March 28, 1874 – July 25, 1955) was a [[Republican Party (United States)|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, Pennsylvania|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 [[71st United States Congress|seventy-first]] Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [[William W. Griest]]. He was reelected to the [[72nd United States Congress|seventy-second]] Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in [[United States House election, 1946|1946]].
==Sources== {{CongBio|K000231}}
==External links== *{{Find a Grave|7706232}}
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