George M. Wertz
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George M. Wertz was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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George M. Wertz was born near Johnstown, Pennsylvania
. He attended the public schools, Ebensburg Academy, and the National Normal School
in Lebanon, Ohio
. He taught school from 1876 to 1884, and was a school director from 1886 to 1894. He was county commissioner from 1893 to 1896; sheriff of Cambria County, Pennsylvania
from 1897 to 1901. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
from 1908 to 1912, serving as president pro tempore in 1911 and 1912. He organized and directed the Johnstown Daily Leader from 1911 to 1917. He was comptroller of Cambria County from 1914 to 1916.
Wertz was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth
Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1924. He was engaged in the real estate business until his death in Johnstown. Interment in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown
.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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George M. Wertz was born near Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, west-southwest of Altoona, Pennsylvania and east of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,978 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Cambria County...
. He attended the public schools, Ebensburg Academy, and the National Normal School
National Normal University
National Normal University was a teacher's college in Lebanon, Ohio. It opened in 1855 as Southwestern State Normal College and took the name National Normal University in 1870. Alfred Holbrook was the first president and the school's guiding force for most of its existence. He resigned in 1897...
in Lebanon, Ohio
Lebanon, Ohio
The population at the 2010 census was 20,033. As of the census of 2000, there were 16,962 people residing in the city. The population density was 1,440.6 people per square mile . There were 6,218 housing units at an average density of 528.1 per square mile...
. He taught school from 1876 to 1884, and was a school director from 1886 to 1894. He was county commissioner from 1893 to 1896; sheriff of Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It comprises the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 143,679....
from 1897 to 1901. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Pennsylvania State Senate
The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such...
from 1908 to 1912, serving as president pro tempore in 1911 and 1912. He organized and directed the Johnstown Daily Leader from 1911 to 1917. He was comptroller of Cambria County from 1914 to 1916.
Wertz was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1924. He was engaged in the real estate business until his death in Johnstown. Interment in Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown
Grandview Cemetery, Johnstown
Grandview Cemetery is a cemetery located at 801 Millcreek Road in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.The cemetery association that operates Grandview was founded in 1885 to accommodate Johnstown's rapidly growing population...
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