- George K. Shuler
George Kent Shuler (
December 15 ,1884 -October 16 ,1942 ) was an American war hero and politician.Life
He lived at Lyons, in
Wayne County, New York . He married Blanche Stewart and they had two daughters.He fought in
World War I as a member of theU.S. Marine Corps , and finished the war as acaptain , and was later promoted tomajor . He received theNavy Distinguished Service Medal .He ran for Congress in
New York's 36th congressional district in 1920, but was defeated byNorman J. Gould .He was
New York State Treasurer from 1923 to 1924, but was defeated for re-election by RepublicanLewis H. Pounds . He was a delegate to the1924 Democratic National Convention .ee also
References
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shuldberg-shuttleworth.html] Political Graveyard
* [http://homeofheroes.com/valor/02_awards/index_dsm/01_navyDSM-index.html] List of recipients, at Home of the Heroes
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=980CE0DE1331EF33A25756C2A96F9C946395D6CF] His candidacy for Lt. Gov announced, mentioning his war heroism, in NYT on September 25, 1922
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9901E5DD1E39EF3ABC4850DFBF668389639EDE] The Dem. ticket, in NYT on September 30, 1922
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