Leonard W. Schuetz

Leonard William Schuetz (November 16, 1887 – February 13, 1944) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Posen, Germany (later Poland), SchuetzIn 1888 immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the public schools, Lane Technical High School, and Bryant and Stratton Business College, Chicago, Illinois. He engaged as a stenographer and secretary until 1906, when he became associated with Swift &amp. Co. in an executive capacity. Organized the Schuetz Construction Co. in 1923 and served as its president and treasurer.

Schuetz was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1931, until his death in Washington, D.C., on February 13, 1944. He was interred in St. Adabert's Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois.

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Leonard W. Schuetz at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

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Name	Schuetz, Leonard William
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Date of birth	November 16, 1887
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Date of death	February 13, 1944
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