Peter Joseph De Muth (January 1, 1892 – April 3, 1993) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a Democratic member of the

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from

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Biography

Peter J. De Muth was born in

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on January 1, 1892. He received a B.S. from the

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in Pittsburgh, and worked as a civil engineer from 1914 until his enlistment in the

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as a chief machinist mate on July 15, 1918. He returned to Pittsburgh and was employed as a sales manager from 1919 to 1922. He was engaged in the real estate business and as a building contractor in 1922.

Congress

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Later career and death

He resumed the real estate and building business in Pittsburgh until June 1949, when he moved to

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. He continued to work in the real estate, insurance, and building business, and was a resident of

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, until his death. He died on April 3, 1993, in

References

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