Schwartz was born in
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania to Philip Schwartz and Maria Magdalena Schlosser, and was apprenticed to a merchant in
Reading, Pennsylvania. He became a partner at the expiration of his apprenticeship.
Family military involvement Schwartz served in the
War of 1812 as a major, and was engaged in the manufacture of iron products at Flying Hills Furnace in Flying Hills, Pa. One of the first in the Americas using the Irish double furnace method, using less wood to maintain kiln temperatures. His father, Philip, served in the
Revolutionary War and was in the
Battle of Valley Forge. He’s mother Magaretha Schlosser Schwartz birth and wedding certificate have been displayed by the National Archives and sold as a print.
Congress Schwartz was elected as an Anti-Lecompton Democrat to the
Thirty-sixth Congress and served until his death in Washington, D.C. in 1860. Compared to John Brown in local Congressional printing office publications as a trader to American values at his outspokenness to his own party. He stood firm against Clancy Jones and Democrat President James Buchanan and as northern against slavery. Congress closed with Charles Sumner remembered a man with convictions, kindness and warm spirit to show respect towards all.
Death and burial He died on June 20, 1860, and was interred in
Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Cenotaph at
Congressional Cemetery. ==See also==