George John Schneider (October 30, 1877 – March 12, 1939) was a

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from

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.Wisconsin Historical Society-George J. Schneider
/ref> Born in the town of

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, Schneider moved to Appleton with his parents, and attended the public schools there. He learned the trade of paper making, and became active in his

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. He served as

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of the

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from 1909 to 1927. He served on the

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of the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor from 1921 to 1928.

Public office

Schneider was elected as a

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to the Sixty-eighth through

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es (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933). During this time in congress he was the representative of

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the

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. After the split between the

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and the

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, Schneider was elected as a member of the Progressive Party to the Seventy-fourth and

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es (January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939). This time he was the representative of

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress.

After Congress

He resumed labor activities and died in

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, on March 12, 1939, while attending a labor meeting. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery in Appleton.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schneider, George John 1877 births 1939 deaths Papermakers Wisconsin State Federation of Labor people Wisconsin Progressives (1924) Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin Progressive Party (1924) members of the United States House of Representatives 20th-century American politicians People from Grand Chute, Wisconsin