| Henry G. Hager III | |
| Order: | President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate |
| Term Start: | January 6, 1981 |
| Term End: | November 30, 1984 |
| Predecessor: | Martin Murray |
| Successor: | Robert Jubelirer |
| Order2: | Republican Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate |
| Term Start2: | January 4, 1977 |
| Term End2: | November 30, 1980 |
| Predecessor2: | Richard Frame |
| Successor2: | Robert Jubelirer |
| State Senate3: | Pennsylvania |
| District3: | 23rd |
| Term Start3: | January 2, 1973 |
| Term End3: | November 30, 1984 |
| Predecessor3: | Zehnder Confair |
| Successor3: | Roger Madigan |
| Office4: | District Attorney of Lycoming County |
| Term Start4: | 1964 |
| Term End4: | 1968 |
| Successor4: | Allen E. Ertel |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Fort Myers, Florida, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican[1] |
| Occupation: | Lawyer |
| Spouse: | Sally Ann Parrish (died 2017)[2] |
Henry G. Hager III (April 28, 1934 – June 27, 2024) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 23rd district from 1973 to 1984 including as President pro tempore from 1981 to 1984.[3]
Hager was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on April 28, 1934, to Dr. Henry G. and Eleanor Watt Hager. He received a B.A. degree in 1956 from Wesleyan University and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1959.[4]
Hager served as the Lycoming County District Attorney from 1964 to 1968.[5]
He joined the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 23rd district in November 1972 and was reelected in 1976 and 1980. He advanced in the Republican caucus to minority leader and served as President pro tempore from 1981 to 1984. He left the senate in 1984 and became president of the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania.[3]
Hager died in Fort Myers, Florida on June 27, 2024, at the age of 90.[6]
The Hager Lifelong Education Center at Pennsylvania College of Technology was named in his honor.[7]
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