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John Schwartz (October 27, 1793 – June 20, 1860) was a 19th Century American merchant who served as 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

• 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

External links

• John Schwartz at Find a Grave