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 | |
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Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the 143rd district |
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In office January 4, 1977 – November 30, 1980 |
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Preceded by | John Renninger |
Succeeded by | Jim Greenwood |
Constituency | District 143, Bucks County |
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Born | [1] Chester, Pennsylvania |
April 5, 1928
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:
- 2004: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. - a fictional account of George's life in politics.
- 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.
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