Schwabe, George Blaine, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1951-1952); 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1921-1923); Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Nowata County (1919-1923), 1886-1952
Biographical:
Born in Arthur, Missouri, on July 26, 1886, George B. Schwabe was a graduate of the public schools of Pettis County, Missouri. In 1910 he received a law degree from the University of Missouri, was admitted to the bar, and began his practice of law in Columbia, Missouri. A year later, he moved to Nowata, Oklahoma, and served in a variety of elected positions in that city. From 1919 to 1922, Schwabe represented Nowata County in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House from 1921-1922. Schwabe was the only Republican to hold this office until Todd Hiett became Speaker in January 2005. After leaving the Legislature in 1922, Schwabe moved to Tulsa where he established his law practice and became active in the state and national Republican parties. In 1944, he was elected from Oklahoma's First District to the U.S. House of Representatives. He served from 1945-1949. Reelected in 1950, he served from 1951 until his death on April 2, 1952. While a member of Congress, Schwabe served on the Appropriations Committee and was the ranking Republican on the Subcommittee for Labor and Federal Security. He was a very cautious, conservative, and economy-minded anti-New-Dealer, who strove to reduce government spending.
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Class of Service: Western Symbols, 1945-01-01 - 1946-12-31
79th (1945-1947)
Class of Service: Western Symbols and Communication Protocols, 1945-01-01 - 1946-12-31
79th (1945-1947)
Coffee Crisis: A Plea for Relief, 1945-10-02
79th (1945-1947)
Collaboration for Osage Annexation: Correspondence with George B. Schwabe and Russell Hunt, 1952-03-26
82nd (1951-1953)
Communication and Symbols: Class of Service in Western Telegrams, 1945-01-01 - 1946-12-31
79th (1945-1947)
Communication Protocol: Class of Service Symbols and Messages, 1945-01-01 - 1946-12-31
79th (1945-1947)
Concerning Price Adjustment for R. W. Skinner Chat Company, 1945-09-08
79th (1945-1947)
Concerns about Demobilization and the Draft: A Letter from George B. Schwabe, 1945-09-21
79th (1945-1947)
Concerns About Housing Program: A Telegram to Representative Schwabe, 1946-01-01 - 1946-12-31
79th (1945-1947)
Concerns About Labor Situation for Returning Service Men, 1946-12-10 - 1946-12-10
79th (1945-1947)
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