Margaret H. George

Not to be confused with Margaret George.
Margaret H. George
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 143rd district
In office
January 4, 1977 – November 30, 1980
Preceded byJohn Renninger
Succeeded byJim Greenwood
Personal details
Born(1928-04-05)April 5, 1928[1]
Chester, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 2, 2021(2021-07-02) (aged 93)
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

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

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

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

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

Preceded in death by her husband in 2005, George died at the age of ninety-three in Doylestown on July 2, 2021.[10]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Margaret H. George July 2, 2021". www.reddandsteinbach.com. Reed and Steinbach. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Margaret H. George" (biography), in History of Women in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives."
  5. ^ "Margaret H. George".
  6. ^ "Margaret H. George" (biography), in History of Women in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives."
  7. ^ "State, Federal Liaison Appointee". The PDE Times. 5 (15). The Pennsylvania Department of Education. 1979. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  8. ^ Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: legislative directory, (House of Representatives), Volume 1. House of Representatives of Pennsylvania. 1977. p. 120. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  9. ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members G". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  10. ^ "Margaret H. George".