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John Schwartz

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

See also[edit]

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

• United States Congress. "John Schwartz (id: S000158)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• John SchwartzatFind a Grave