Charles J. Margiotti
(1891-1956)
Prominent lawyer, business executive, and civic and political leader, Margiotti was appointed Pennsylvania Attorney General, 1935-1938, by Governor George Earle. He was among the first Italian Americans to hold such a post in the US. He was the Republican candidate for Governor in 1934. He practiced law in Pittsburgh and donated services to defend immigrant workers. A native of Punxsutawney, Margiotti is interred here at Calvary Cemetery.
Marker is on South Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 436) ¼ mile north of Calvary Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
