George J. Schneider
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George John Schneider was a U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
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 from Wisconsin
Wisconsin
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Born in the town of Grand Chute, Wisconsin
Grand Chute, Wisconsin
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, Schneider moved to Appleton with his parents, attended the public schools of Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census...

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Learned the trade of paper making.
He served as vice president of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers 1909-1927.
He served as member of the executive board of the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor 1921-1928.

Schneider was elected as a Republican
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 to the Sixty-eighth through Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1933).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.

Schneider was elected as a member of the Wisconsin Progressive Party
Wisconsin Progressive Party
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 to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1939).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress.
He resumed labor activities and died in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
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, March 12, 1939, while attending a labor meeting.
He was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton, Wisconsin
Appleton is a city in Outagamie, Calumet, and Winnebago Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is situated on the Fox River, 30 miles southwest of Green Bay and 100 miles north of Milwaukee. Appleton is the county seat of Outagamie County. The population was 78,086 at the 2010 census...

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