John Schwartz
John Schwartz | |
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United States House of Representatives | |
In office 1859–1860 | |
Constituency | Pennsylvania |
Personal details | |
Born | October 27, 1793 Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States |
Died | June 20, 1860 Washington, D.C., United States | (aged 66)
Political party | Democratic |
John Schwartz (October 27, 1793 – June 20, 1860) was an Anti-Lecompton Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.[1]
Schwartz was born in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania to Philip Schwartz and Maria Magdalena Schlosser, and was apprenticed to a merchant in Reading, Pennsylvania. He became a partner at the expiration of his apprenticeship. Schwartz served in the War of 1812 as a major, and was engaged in the manufacture of iron products. His father, Philip, served in the Revolutionary War and was in Valley Forge
Schwartz was elected as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress and served until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1860. He was interred in Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading, Pennsylvania. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.
He married Elizabeth Wood, daughter of Michael Wood.
See also
- United States Congress. "John Schwartz (id: S000158)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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