# Roy Cornell

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**Roy W. Cornell** (December 5, 1943 – January 1, 2004) was a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Pennsylvania House of Representatives](/source/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives).

## Education

He was a 1961 graduate of [Hatboro-Horsham High School](/source/Hatboro-Horsham_High_School) and attended [Santa Ana Junior College](/source/Santa_Ana_College).[2] He graduated from [Temple University](/source/Temple_University) and from the North Philadelphia Board of Realtors School.[2]

## Career

He was first elected to represent the [152nd legislative district](/source/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives,_District_152) in the [Pennsylvania House of Representatives](/source/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives) in 1978.[2] He was the House Republican Caucus Secretary from 1993 to 1994 and was elected Republican Policy Chairman in 1997.[2]

## Death

Cornell died on January 1, 2004, of a brain tumor.[3][4]

## Legacy

In 2006, [Pennsylvania Route 263](/source/Pennsylvania_Route_263) ([York Road](/source/Old_York_Road)) through [Hatboro](/source/Hatboro,_Pennsylvania) was named the Roy W. Cornell Memorial Highway in his honor.[5]

## References

1. ["Session of 1979 - 163rd of the General Assembly - Vol. 1, No. 1"](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/1979/0/19790102.pdf). *Legislative Journal*. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 1979-01-02.

1. ["Roy W. Cornell (Republican)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20020225154300/http://www2.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/memberinfo/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=152). *Official Pennsylvania House of Representatives Profile*. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Archived from [the original](http://www2.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/memberinfo/house_bio.cfm?districtnumber=152) on 2002-02-25.

1. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FFE8CDCCA0F7A70&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FFE8CDCCA0F7A70&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM)

1. Cox, Harold (November 3, 2004). ["Pennsylvania House of Representatives - 2003-2004"](http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/legis/187H.pdf). *[Wilkes University Election Statistics Project](/source/Wilkes_University_Election_Statistics_Project)*. Wilkes University.

1. ["SENATE BILL No. 1206"](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2005&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1206&pn=2253), [General Assembly of Pennsylvania](/source/General_Assembly_of_Pennsylvania), 2006, retrieved 2010-08-03

## External links

- [Pennsylvania House of Representatives - Roy W. Cornell (Republican)](https://web.archive.org/web/20001017053253/http://www.house.state.pa.us/members/districts/152/152.htm) October 17, 2000 at the Wayback Machine **official PA House profile (archived)**

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