Biography

06/01/1876 - 05/24/1946

SCHULTZ, George Washington, a Representative from Northumberland County; born in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, Pa., June 1, 1876; coal miner; stationary engineer; elected, council, Shamokin; overseer of the poor, Shamokin; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1908 and 1910; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1912); Inspector, Pennsylvania State Highway Department; elected, justice of the peace, Shamokin; elected, delegate, Republican National Convention (1928); engaged in the Insurance industry; unsuccessful campaign, United States Congress (1930, 1932); proprietor, inn and restaurant, Northumberland (1934-1943); unsuccesful campaign, commissioner, Northumberland County (1935); died, May 24, 1946 in Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania; interred, Riverview Cemetery, Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.