George J. Schneider
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George John Schneider (October 30, 1877 - March 12, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
Born in the town of Grand Chute, Wisconsin, Schneider moved to Appleton with his parents, attended the public schools of Appleton, Wisconsin. Learned the trade of paper making. He served as vice president of the International Brotherhood of Paper Makers 1909-1927. He served as member of the executive board of the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor 1921-1928.
Schneider was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-eighth through Seventy-second Congresses (March 4, 1923-March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.
Schneider was elected as a Progressive to the Seventy-fourth and Seventy-fifth Congresses (January 3, 1935-January 3, 1939). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress. He resumed labor activities and died in Toledo, Ohio, March 12, 1939, while attending a labor meeting. He was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Appleton, Wisconsin.
