George Ege

George Ege (born March 9, 1748 in Womelsdorf , Berks County , Province of Pennsylvania , †  December 14, 1829 in Berks County, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician . In 1796 and 1797 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Ege grew up during the British colonial era. He attended the public schools in his home country. After that he mainly worked in iron processing. He inherited an iron smelter in 1774 through a relative of his mother's. He later expanded his radius in the iron industry and became a wealthy man. At the same time he embarked on a political career. In 1783 he became a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives . Between 1791 and 1818, including his time in Congress, he was a judge in Berks County in addition to his other activities. Politically, he became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton in the late 1790s .

After the resignation of MP Daniel Hiester , Ege was elected in the due by-election in the fifth congressional district of Pennsylvania as his successor to the US House of Representatives, which was then still in Philadelphia , where he took up his new mandate on December 8, 1796. After being re-elected, he could remain in Congress until his resignation in October 1797 .

After serving in the US House of Representatives, George Ege continued to build his business empire in the iron industry. In 1804 he built another plant near Port Clinton . He died on December 14, 1829 on his Charming Forge estate in Berks County.

Web links

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

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

predecessor	Office	successor
Daniel Hiester	United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (5th constituency) December 8, 1796 - October 1797	Joseph Hiester