Margaret H. George

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Margaret ('Peg') Hewitt George (born 1928) is an American author and former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Margaret H. George
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
Constituency District 143, Bucks County
Personal details
Born (1928-04-05) April 5, 1928 (age 96)[1]
Chester, Pennsylvania
Political party Democratic

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.[2]

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).[3][4]

Writing career

George is the author or editor of several books including:

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  • 2006 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - A compilation of 42 stories told to George by women who lived through World War II.

Personal life

George lives in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and has two sons, one daughter and four granddaughters.

References

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