Searles Gregory Shultz (April 29, 1897 – January 23, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician from

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Life

He was born on April 29, 1897, in Skaneateles,

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. He graduated from Skaneateles High School in 1916. During World War I he served in the U.S. Army. He graduated from

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in 1921. He married Dorothy Hall (1898–1978), and they had three children. Shultz was a member of the

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from 1947 to 1954, sitting in the 166th, 167th, 168th and

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s. He was a member of the

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(44th D.) from 1955 to 1958, sitting in the 170th and

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s. He died on January 23, 1976, after being struck by a vehicle during winter storm conditions and was buried at the Lakeview Cemetery in Skaneateles. His daughter Juanita (Shultz) Newell (1929–2013) was for 28 years Town Clerk of Skaneateles.''Obituaries; Juanita S. Newell''
in the ''Skaneateles Press'', of Skaneateles, on January 9, 2013

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shultz, Searles G. 1897 births 1975 deaths People from Skaneateles, New York Republican Party New York (state) state senators Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly Cornell Law School alumni 20th-century American legislators United States Army personnel of World War I