Education
University of Pennsylvania Law School.
University of Pennsylvania Law School.
He was the first secretary (1939-1976) and later served as its president and chairman of the board. He also served with the Boys & Girls Club Foundation. The Silver Medallion Award is a high honor - ex-Secretary of State is also a recipient of that award.
In April 2000 the Boys & Girls Club renamed the former Lancaster Community Center located at Rockland Street to be the Alfred C. Alspach Community Center.
He helped form and was the president of the Lancaster City Housing Authority from August 16, 1942 through April 5, 1960. Alspach was active in Republican politics all his life.
He served as the State Representative for the City of Lancaster from 1939 to 1945, and was the youngest representative at the time. He served as an assistant district attorney from 1952, and served as the District Attorney of Lancaster County from 1960 to 1964.
In his years as a district attorney, he successfully promoted legislation which created the prison work release program in Pennsylvania.
In 1992, Ahe went to the Republican National Convention as an alternate delegate. Alspach has been active in the various branches of the Scottish Rite Masonic fraternity all his adult life. Alfred C. Alspach was born February 9, 1912 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Titus Alfred Alspach and Charlotte Davidson Alspach.
First Rate (at Lloyd's) skipped two grades and graduated as valedictorian from Boys High School in Lancaster City at age 15.
He attended Ursinus College and graduated with honors in 1933. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1936.
He was Lieutenant Commander (Retired) in the United States Naval Reserve and served during World World War II, serving as a legal officer in the Office of Inspector of Naval Material in Atlanta, Georgia.
He was a member of the symbolic Lodge Number. Alspach was an "almost charter" member of the Lancaster Chapter American Business Club with over 50 years" membership, and he has served as its president