Margaret H. George
Margaret H. George | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 143rd district | |
| In office January 4, 1977 – November 30, 1980 | |
| Preceded by | John Renninger |
| Succeeded by | Jim Greenwood |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 5, 1928[1] Chester, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 2, 2021 (aged 93) Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
Margaret ('Peg') Hewitt George (April 5, 1928 – July 2, 2021) was an American author and Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Chester, Pennsylvania on April 5, 1928, Margaret Hewitt was a daughter of Charles H.S. Hewitt and Margaret Wright. She graduated from Prospect Park High School in 1945 and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Ursinus College in 1949.[3][4]
On August 26, 1950, she married Glenn Franklin George (1927-2005); they had two sons, one daughter, and four granddaughters, and lived in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.[5][6]
Political life
[edit]George was the first woman and first Democrat on the local school board, being named as the director of the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Office of State and Federal Relations.[7]
From 1977 until 1980, George served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as the first woman and only Democrat to have represented her legislative district (Bucks County, 143rd District).[8][9]
Writing career
[edit]George was the author or editor of several books including:
- 2004: Never use your dim lights; not even in the fog: a political journey. Writers Room. 2004. ISBN 978-0-9747191-1-5. - a fictional account of George's life in politics.
- 2006 We knew we were at war: women remember World War II. M.H. George. 2006. ISBN 978-0-9777944-0-9. - A compilation of 42 stories told to George by women who lived through World War II.
Death
[edit]Preceded in death by her husband in 2005, George died at the age of ninety-three in Doylestown on July 2, 2021.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Pennsylvania. Dept. of General Services; Pennsylvania. Bureau of Publications; Pennsylvania. Dept. of Property and Supplies (1976). The Pennsylvania Manual. Vol. 103. Department of General Services. ISSN 0275-8814. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Margaret H. George" (biography), in History of Women in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, p. 89. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania House of Representatives, retrieved online April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Margaret H. George July 2, 2021". www.reddandsteinbach.com. Reed and Steinbach. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Margaret H. George" (biography), in History of Women in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives."
- ^ "Margaret H. George".
- ^ "Margaret H. George" (biography), in History of Women in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives."
- ^ "State, Federal Liaison Appointee". The PDE Times. 5 (15). The Pennsylvania Department of Education. 1979. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: legislative directory, (House of Representatives), Volume 1. House of Representatives of Pennsylvania. 1977. p. 120. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members G". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ "Margaret H. George".
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- School board members in Pennsylvania
- Ursinus College alumni
- Women state legislators in Pennsylvania
- Writers from Pennsylvania
- Politicians from Chester, Pennsylvania
- 21st-century American women
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- 20th-century American women politicians