Schneider, George John

Other Events:

• Reference Number: 2430
• WWI Draft Registration Card: 12 Sep 1918
• 1920 Census: 1920, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Political Office: From 4 Mar 1923 to 3 Jan 1939; U. S. Congressman - Wisconsin
• Biography: Bef 12 Mar 1939
• Social Security Applications and Claims Index: 11 Mar 1939
• Death Record - Civil: 12 Mar 1939

Notes:

WWI Draft Registration Card:
Name:George John Schneider
County:Outagamie
State:Wisconsin
Birth Date:30 Oct 1877
Race:White
Draft Board:1
Listed his mother as nearest relative Mrs. Mary Schneider at 941 state st, Appleton

1920 Census:
George J Schneider41
Mary Schneider70
Mary Schneider47
William Schneider35

Political Office:
George John Schneider (1877-1939) - also known as George J. Schneider - of Appleton, Outagamie County, Wis. Born in Grand Chute, Outagamie County, Wis., October 30, 1877. Republican. Papermaker; second vice-president, International Brotherhood of Paper Makers;
U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, 1923-33, 1935-39 (9th District 1923-33, 8th District 1935-39);
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1924.
Died while attending a labor meeting in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, March 12, 1939. Interment at Riverside Cemetery.



US Congressman. Elected to represent Wisconsin's 8th and 9th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1923 to 1933, and 1935 until his death in 1939. He also served as an Alternate Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Wisconsin in 1924.

Biography:
SCHNEIDER, George John, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in the town of Grand Chute, Outagamie County, Wis., October 30, 1877; moved to Appleton with his parents, attended the public schools of Appleton, Wis.; learned the trade of paper making; vice president of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers 1909-1927; member of the executive board of the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor 1921-1928; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth through Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1933); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress; elected as a Progressive to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1939); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress; resumed labor activities and died in Toledo, Ohio, March 12, 1939, while attending a labor meeting; interment in Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wis.

Social Security Applications and Claims Index:
Name:George J Schneider
SSN:396011485
Birth Date:30 Oct 1877
Birth Place:Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Death Date:11 Mar 1939
Claim Date:22 Apr 1941
Type of Claim:Death Claim
Notes:30 Sep 1977: Name listed as GEORGE J SCHNEIDER

Death Record - Civil:
Name:George J Schneider
Death Date:12 Mar 1939
Death Place:Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, USA