Peter J Camiel was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 3rd district from 1953 to 1964.
10 Facts About Peter Camiel
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Peter Camiel became a millionaire running a wholesale beer distribution business.
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Peter Camiel served as Chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic Party from 1969 to 1976, when he lost a power struggle with Mayor Frank Rizzo.
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Peter Camiel had helped get Rizzo elected in 1971 but they became bitter rivals.
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Peter Camiel became leader of the 5th ward in Philadelphia, known as Center City, and served in that capacity for over 40 years.
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Peter Camiel was nominated to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission by Governor Milton Shapp in 1975.
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Peter Camiel was suspended from the Turnpike Commission as a result of the indictment but returned in December 1981.
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Peter Camiel was renominated for a four-year term by Governor Bob Casey Sr.
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Peter Camiel served on the commission until his death in 1991.
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Peter J Camiel died of lung cancer on January 31,1991, at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, and is interred at Wetherills Cemetery in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.