George Deardorff McCreary

George Deardorff McCreary

George Deardorff McCreary (born September 28, 1846 in York Springs , Adams County , Pennsylvania , †  July 26, 1915 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1903 and 1913 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George McCreary attended both public and private schools in Philadelphia where he had moved with his parents. Between 1864 and 1867 he studied at the University of Pennsylvania there . He then worked in a coal company until 1870, which was run by his father. From 1870 he started his own business career. He later began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1891 and 1895 he was both Treasurer of the City of Philadelphia and Philadelphia County.

In the 1902 congressional election , McCreary was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Thomas S. Butler , who moved to the seventh district, on March 4, 1903 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1913 . Between 1909 and 1911 he was chairman of the Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics . In 1912 he renounced another candidacy.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, George McCreary worked primarily in the banking industry. He died in Philadelphia on July 26, 1915.

Web links

• George Deardorff McCreary in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George Deardorff McCreary in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Thomas S. Butler	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (6th constituency) March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1913	James Washington Logue