Underwriter and manufacturer; born in Reading, Pa., son of Hon. S.E. Ancona and Francisca E. (Feger) Ancona. He was educated in the schools of Reading, Pa. He married first at Washington, D.C., Sallie Flinn, who died; and in 1890 he married Catharine Stambach of Reading. He resided for several years at Hamburg, Pa., where he was a hat manufacturer, and before that in Washington, D.C. Mr. Ancona, several years ago, became interested in his father's insurance and real estate business in Reading, and also in manufacturing enterprises. He has been active in the Democratic politics of Berks County; served as a member of the Democratic County Committee for a number of years, and was then elected chairman, holding the office for seven terms; was elected County controller, and held the office several years. Address: Reading, Pa.
John W. Leonard. Who's Who in Pennsylvania: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries, 2nd ed. New York: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1908, p. 12.
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