Attorney, born, November 20, 1904, Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, the son of Dr. Joseph J. Schmitt; educated in Turtle Creek public schools; Penn State, 1922-1926; University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1926-1929; private practice and Allegheny County bar, beginning 1929; member of the state House of Representatives, 1949-1954; and state Senate, 1955-1958. Senator Schmidt died in August 1982, Pittsburgh. He married Sally Laifer.