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FORM 4

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subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form
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See Instruction 1(b).
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Hirt, F.     William
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
3270 Kingston Court

(Street)
Erie, PA     16506
(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol

Erie Indemnity Company   ERIE
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    (Month/Year)

    October 21, 2002

5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

           X          Director              X          10% Owner
           X          Officer                             Other

Officer/Other
Description           Chairman of the Board
7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
 3. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary
    Code
    (Instr. 8)

Code  |  V    
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)



        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End ofMonth

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock


892,340.0000
D

Class A Common Stock


11,830,000.0000
I
Family Partnership







Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

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Form 4 (continued)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
 4. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary (V)
    Code
    (Instr.8)


Code | V    
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)





  (DE)     |     (ED)  
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)
 9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    at End of
    Month
    (Instr.4) 		10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I) 		11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Directors' Deferred Compensation Phantom Units
 $0.0000 10/21/2002
J (1) |     
    (A) 2.3172
Class A Common Stock - 2.3172
145.5338
D
Class B Common Stock
 Current market



Class A Common Stock - 48,000.0000
20.0000
D
Class B Common Stock
 Current market



Class A Common Stock - 2,808,000.0000
1,170.0000
I
 Beneficiary & Trustee, Trust
Class B Common Stock
 Current market



Class A Common Stock - 2,808,000.0000
1,170.0000
I
 Beneficiary & Trustee, Trust-











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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
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Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
            See Instruction 6 for procedure.

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________________________________            10-21-2002    
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date



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Hirt, F. William - October 2002
Form 4 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Erie Indemnity Company ERIE

Form 4 - October 2002

F. William Hirt
3270 Kingston Court

Erie, PA 16506
Explanation of responses:

(1)   Acquired under dividend reinvestment for Directors' Compensation Plan
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