Harry Schwartz | |
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| United States Senator fromWyoming | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | Robert D. Carey |
| Succeeded by | Edward V. Robertson |
| Member of theWyoming Senate fromNatrona County | |
| In office January 10, 1933 – 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Clifford A. Miller |
| Succeeded by | Charles S. Bream |
| Member of theSouth Dakota House of Representatives fromMinnehaha County | |
| In office 1897–1899 Serving with J. S. Kirk, Henry Aulwes, A. G. Risty, W. O. Colton | |
| Preceded by | John A. Egge, W. A. Crooks, Charles F. Austin, Thomas McKinnon, George A. Wheeler, |
| Succeeded by | A. G. Risty, C. T. Austin, John F. Sophy, J. M. Woodruff, C. W. Knodt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1869-05-18)May 18, 1869 Fort Recovery, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | April 24, 1955(1955-04-24) (aged 85) Casper, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Eliza Bowie Mathews (1891–1978) |
Henry Herman Schwartz (May 18, 1869 – April 24, 1955), known asHarry orH. H. Schwartz, was an American politician who served as aU.S. senator fromWyoming. He was a member of theDemocratic Party.
Schwartz was born on a farm nearFort Recovery, Ohio, and was educated in the public schools of Mercer County andCincinnati, Ohio. Schwartz engaged in thenewspaper business at Fort Recovery from 1892 to 1894 and atSioux Falls, South Dakota, from 1894 to 1896. Schwartz studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1895, and commenced practice in Sioux Falls.
Schwartz's political career started in theSouth Dakota House of Representatives, serving from 1897 to 1899, where he was elected on the Fusion ticket.[a] He served as chief of the field division of the United States General Land Office atSpokane, Washington, andHelena, Montana, from 1897 to 1907. Schwartz was special assistant to the Attorney General in 1907; and chief of field service, General Land Office inWashington, D.C., from 1907 to 1910.
In 1915, Schwartz moved toCasper, Wyoming, with wife Eliza Bowie Mathews. He served as president of the Casper Board of Education and theNatrona County High School Board from 1928 to 1934. Schwartz was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the United States Senate in1930. He served as a member of theWyoming state Senate from 1933 to 1935.
Schwartz was elected as aDemocrat to the U.S. Senate in1936 and served from January 3, 1937 to January 3, 1943. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1942.
During his term as a U.S. Senator, Harry Schwartz played a key role in opening the door toblack military pilots in World War II. In 1939, Public Law 18 appropriated funds to expand pilot training, and Schwartz was able to add an amendment to required some aviation equipment be loaned to schools for the training of black military pilots. When theWar Department and the Army Air Corps (AAC) did not follow through on this amendment, Schwartz made visits to GeneralHenry H. Arnold and others to demand that black pilots be trained.
During his term, Schwartz was chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Seventy-seventh Congress). He was appointed by PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt to theNational Mediation Board, serving from 1943 to 1947.
He resumed the practice of law in Casper, Wyoming, until his death there on April 24, 1955. He was interred in Highland Cemetery.
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