George Washington Edmonds (February 22, 1864 – September 28, 1939) was a

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member of the

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from

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Biography

George W. Edmonds was born in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1887 and practiced pharmacy for several years. He was also engaged in the

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business. He served as member of the common council of

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1896-1902. He was elected to Congress as a

in 1912 and served as the Chairman of the House Committee on Claims. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1924 and entered the wholesale coal and lumber business. Later he was elected manager of the Port of Philadelphia Ocean Traffic Bureau in September 1927 and served until 1933. He was again elected to Congress in 1932 for one term. He then resumed the wholesale coal business in Philadelphia. He died at

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on September 28, 1939.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edmonds, George W. Philadelphia City Council members 1864 births 1939 deaths Politicians from Pottsville, Pennsylvania Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania