# James Knepper

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**James W. Knepper, Jr.** (May 12, 1932 – May 30, 2016) was an American politician who served as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Pennsylvania House of Representatives](/source/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives).[2][3] He was born in [Bellefonte, Pennsylvania](/source/Bellefonte,_Pennsylvania), and died of cancer in 2016, aged 84, in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh).[4]

## References

1. ["James W. Knepper, Jr."](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061252/http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=552781&mode=2). *Secretaries of Labor and Industry*. The State of Pennsylvania. Archived from [the original](http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=552781&mode=2) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2011.

1. ["James W Knepper, Jr"](https://www.dli.pa.gov/secretaries/Pages/James-W-Knepper,-Jr.aspx). Department of Labor & Industry. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

1. Cox, Harold. ["House Members K"](http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/K.html). *[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project](/source/Wilkes_University_Election_Statistics_Project)*. Wilkes University.

1. ["Obituary: James W. Knepper / Businessman turned politician had lasting impact on community"](https://www.post-gazette.com/news/obituaries/2016/06/04/news-obituary-james-w-knepper-businessman-turned-politician-had-lasting-impact-on-community/stories/201606030191). *Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*. Retrieved 2025-09-03.

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