George Blaine Schwabe was a Republican

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 politician

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 and a U.S. Congressman

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 from Oklahoma

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.

Schwabe was born in Arthur, Missouri in Vernon County to George Washington Schwabe and Emily Ellen (Mose) Schwabe. He attended public schools in his hometown. In 1910, he graduated from the law department at the University of Missouri

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. He was admitted to the bar

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 the same year and began to practice law

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 in Columbia, Missouri

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. In 1911, he moved to Nowata, Oklahoma

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 and began to practice law there. He successfully ran for mayor

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 of Nowata and served in that capacity during 1913 and 1914. He began his service in state government

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 in 1918 when he represented Nowata County, Oklahoma

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 in the State House of Representatives

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. He served as House Speaker

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 in 1921 and 1922. He was the last Republican to serve in this capacity until 2005 when Todd Hiett

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 was elected (there have only been three Republicans to serve as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives).

Following his term in the State House, he moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma

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 and stepped away from public service while continuing to practice law. From 1928 to 1936, he was the chairman of the Republican county committee. In 1945, he decided to return to politics when he successfully ran for Congress

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, representing Oklahoma's 1st congressional district

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. He served in the 79th

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 and 80th United States Congress

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 before losing to Dixie Gilmer

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 in 1948. He was reelected in 1950 to serve in the 82nd United States Congress

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. During his time in office, he served on the Appropriations Committee

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. On 1952-04-02, while still in office, Schwabe died in Alexandria, Virginia

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. He is buried in Tulsa.