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 American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War and was in the Battle of Valley Forge.Congress
Schwartz was elected as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to the 36th United States Congress, 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)References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schwartz, John 1793 births 1860 deaths Burials at Charles Evans Cemetery Politicians from Reading, Pennsylvania American military personnel of the War of 1812 Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Burials at the Congressional Cemetery 19th-century American legislators