George K. Shuler

George Kent Shuler ( December 15, 1884 - October 16, 1942 ) was an American officer and politician . He was New York Treasurer of State from 1923 to 1925 .

Career

Nothing is known about George Kent Shuler's youth. He lived in Lyons, New York and married Blanche Stewart. The couple had two daughters. During World War I he served in the United States Marine Corps . At the end of the war he held the rank of captain . He later received a promotion to major . He was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal .

In 1920 he ran in the 36th  Congressional constituency of New York for the 67th Congress , but suffered a defeat in the election to the Republican Norman J. Gould .

As captain, he was in command of a small (four or five Marines ) detachment dispatched by the US Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall to forcibly remove a drilling crew from the Teapot Dome oil field in Natrona County on July 30, 1922 ( Wyoming ), which was part of the Mutual Oil Company . This was one of the main reasons behind the Teapot Dome scandal during the administration of President Warren G. Harding . The eviction took place without incident. Company officials even invited Captain Schuler and his men to lunch after the eviction.

The Democratic Party nominated Shuler in 1922 for the office of Treasurer of State of New York. He won a victory in the next election in November 1922. When he ran for re-election in 1924, he suffered a defeat to Republican Lewis H. Pounds . In 1924 Shuler took part in the Democratic National Convention .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Recipients of the Army Distinguished Service Medal - George K. Shuler
2. ^ Morris R. Werner and John Starr: Teapot Dome, Viking Press, 1959, pp. 81-83
3. ↑ Capt. Shuler Seeks State Nomination , The New York Times, September 25, 1922
4. ^ Democratic State Ticket Put Through At Syracuse When Hearst Withdrew , The New York Times, September 30, 1922

Web links

• George K. Shuler on The Political Graveyard website