Biography

04/15/1888 - 07/18/1966

SCHWARTZ, Louis, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, April 15, 1888 in Galatz, Romania; proprietor, hat store; proprietor, real estate and insurance business; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1927 term; reelected to serve 4 consecutive terms thereafter; resigned from the House, January 14, 1936; elected, city council, Philadelphia (1936-1960); elected, ward leader, 20th Ward Republican Committee (1928-1957); died, July 18, 1966 in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey; interred, Montefiore Cemetery, Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.