John Schwartz Explained

John Schwartz
State:Pennsylvania
Term Start:March 4, 1859
Term End:June 20, 1860
Predecessor:William High Keim
Successor:Jacob Kerlin McKenty
Birth Date:27 October 1793
Birth Place:Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Death Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting Place:Charles Evans Cemetery
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Elizabeth Wood
Parents:Philip Schwartz
Maria Magdalena Schlosser
Profession:Politician
Allegiance:United States
Rank:Major
Battles:War of 1812

John Schwartz (October 27, 1793 – June 20, 1860) was a 19th-century American merchant who was an Anti-Lecompton Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania from 1859 to 1860.[1]

Biography

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.

Family military involvement

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 the Battle of Valley Forge.

Congress

Schwartz was elected as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to the Thirty-sixth Congress and served until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1860.

Death and burial

He died on June 20, 1860, and was interred in Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading, Pennsylvania. Cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schwartz.html The Political Graveyard