Louis Amarando
politician
Louis Joseph Amarando (September 26, 1915 - October 23, 1969) was a Democratic politician from Philadelphia who served in the state House of Representatives and as Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sessions.
Amarando was born in Philadelphia in 1915. He graduated from South Philadelphia High School and attended the American Institute of Banking before becoming an accountant and insurance broker. He married Julia Colanzi in 1936, with whom he had two sons. Amarando was active in local charitable and political causes, becoming leader of the 26th Ward Democratic Executive Committee. He also served as vice president of the Broad Street Trust Company.
He was elected to the state legislature in 1948, representing South Philadelphia; he was reelected every two years through 1956. Amarando also served as a delegate to the 1956 and 1960 Democratic National Conventions. When the Philadelphia Register of Wills, Joseph A. Scanlon, died in 1957, Amarando was named to replace him. In the special election for the post that year, he won an easy victory over his Republican opponent.
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