Leonard William Schuetz (November 16, 1887 – February 13, 1944) was a
U.S. Representative from
Illinois
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.
Schuetz was born in
Posen,
Germany
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(later Poland), November 16, 1887. In 1888 he immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in
Chicago, Illinois
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. He attended the
public schools,
Lane Technical High School, and
Bryant and Stratton Business College,
Chicago, Illinois
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. He engaged as a
stenographer and
secretary
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until 1906, when he became associated with Swift &.
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.
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, on February 13, 1944. He was interred in St. Adabert's Cemetery,
Chicago, Illinois
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.
See also
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References
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Leonard William Schuetz, Late A Representative'
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1887 births
1944 deaths
Politicians from Chicago
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States
Bryant and Stratton College alumni
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives