Hon. James Lawrence Getz

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Hon. James Lawrence Getz

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Birthplace: Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death: December 25, 1891 (70)
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Place of Burial: Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Son of George Getz and Ann Getz

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About Hon. James Lawrence Getz

U.S. Congressman. He was one founders of the Reading Gazette in 1840, purchased the Jefferson Democrat and merged the two papers under the name of the Reading Gazette Democrat. He was a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, (1856-57), elected as a Democrat to the Fortieth, Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses, serving (1867-73). Not a candidate for re-nomination, he resumed his newspaper business and was city comptroller of Reading, Pennsylvania, from 1888 until his death at age 70.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 4 2019, 6:41:23 UTC

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Hon. James Lawrence Getz's Timeline

1821
September 14, 1821
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
1891
December 25, 1891
Age 70
Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA