George John Bauer (November 23, 1871 – July 26, 1942) was an American politician. Bauer was born in

Burlington, Iowa Burlington is a city in, and the county seat of, Des Moines County, Iowa, United States. The population was 23,982 in the 2020 census, a decline from the 26,839 population in 2000. Burlington is the center of a micropolitan area, which includes ...

. In 1892, he moved to

Effingham, Illinois Effingham is a city in and the county seat of Effingham County, Illinois, Effingham County, Illinois, United States. It is in South Central Illinois. Its population was 12,252 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Effingham, IL Micropolita ...

. He served as the Effingham city treasurer and helped start the Effingham fire department. Bauer served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

from 1927 to 1931 and from 1937 until his death in 1942. Bauer was a

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. Bauer died suddenly from a heart attack in Effingham while sitting on the front lawn of his home."Effingham Solon Dies", ''Decatur Herald'' (Illinois), July 27, 1942, pg. 3

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* 1871 births 1942 deaths Politicians from Burlington, Iowa People from Effingham, Illinois Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub