George Konig

George Konig (* January 26, 1856 at North Point, Baltimore County, Maryland, † May 31, 1913 in Baltimore, Maryland ) was an American politician. Between 1911 and 1913 he represented the state of Maryland in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

During his childhood came George Koning with his parents to Baltimore. He attended virtually no schools, but taught himself the necessary knowledge in itself. After that, he worked for ten years in shipbuilding. In the meantime, he headed the authority responsible for this sector union. In addition, he was twelve years treasurer of the union. Between 1894 and 1913, he served as managing director of the Baltimore Pulverizing Co. At the same time he proposed as a member of the Democratic Party launched a political career. From 1903 to 1911 he sat on the city council of Baltimore.

In the congressional elections of 1910, King in the third constituency of Maryland was in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of John Kronmiller on March 4, 1911. After a re-election, he could remain until his death on 31 May 1913 at the Congress. He was then buried in Baltimore. Since 1884, George King was married to Margaret Schroeder, with whom he had five children of their own. In addition, the couple had adopted two other daughters.