Biography

12/26/1768 - 05/22/1831

George Schall Jr. (D6) Berks and Schuylkill Counties 1824-1828

Early Life:

George Schall Jr., born December 26, 1768, Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania; son of George and Catharina Neuhard Schall; engaged, agriculturist and blacksmith; grist and sawmill operator, his homestead, built, 1796; married, Catharine Oyster, 1789, children, George, John, Hannah, Catharine, David, Mary, William; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1825-1828; died, May 22, 1831 (aged 62), Pike Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania; interment, Hill Church Union Cemetery, Boyertown, Berks County, Pennsylvania. 

Pennsylvania Politics: 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 6th district, Berks and Schuylkill Counties, 1824-1828. 

Legacy:

Trips to Harrisburg, were two days, always on horseback, first day, carrying his food, riding as far as Lebanon, staying overnight, following day, finishing the journey, Pennsylvania State Capital. 

Cited: 

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members S". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Biographies from Historical and Biographical Annals by Morton Montgomery SCHAICH, KARL A. page 1132.

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