George B. Schwabe
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George Schwabe, U.S. Congressman and Oklahoma House Speaker
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Wesley E. Disney |
| Succeeded by | Dixie Gilmer |
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In office January 3, 1951 – April 2, 1952 |
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| Preceded by | Dixie Gilmer |
| Succeeded by | Page Belcher |
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July 26, 1886 Arthur, Vernon County, Missouri |
| Died | April 2, 1952 (aged 65) Alexandria, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
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Jeannette Eadie Simpson Schwabe Barbara Yirsa McFarland Schwabe |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jeannette Eadie Simpson Schwabe
George Blaine Schwabe (July 26, 1886 – April 2, 1952) was an American politician and a Republican U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma.
Schwabe was born in Arthur, Missouri in Vernon County son of George Washington Schwabe and Emily Ellen (Mose) Schwabe. He attended public schools in his hometown. In 1910, he graduated from the law department at the University of Missouri. He was admitted to the bar the same year and began to practice law in Columbia, Missouri.
In 1911, Schwabe moved to Nowata, Oklahoma, and began to practice law there. He successfully ran for mayor of Nowata and served in that capacity during 1913 and 1914. On June 10, 1914, he married Jeannette Eadie Simpson and they had five children. After Jeannette died in 1939, he married Barbara Yirsa McFarland on July 23, 1943.
He began his service in state government in 1918 when he represented Nowata County, Oklahoma in the State House of Representatives. He served as House Speaker in 1921 and 1922. He was the last Republican to serve in this capacity until 2005 when Todd Hiett was elected (there have only been three Republicans to serve as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives).
Following his term in the State House, he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma and stepped away from public service while continuing to practice law. From 1928 to 1936, he was the chairman of the Republican county committee.
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