Shonk married Ida Elizabeth Klotz (1856–1911) on August 11, 1880. They were the parents of New York Assemblyman Herbert B. Shonk (1881–1930), and Emily Weaver Shonk (1885–1974).
Public service and later yearsedit
Shonk was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-second Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1892, and resumed the practice of his profession in Wilkes-Barre.
He also became interested in coal mining in Pennsylvania.
george, shonk, george, washington, shonk, april, 1850, august, 1900, republican, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, about, 1893, contents, formative, years, family, public, service, later, years, death, interment, sourcesformative, years, fami. George Washington Shonk April 26 1850 August 14 1900 was a Republican member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania George W Shonk about 1893 Contents 1 Formative years and family 2 Public service and later years 3 Death and interment 4 SourcesFormative years and family editBorn in Plymouth Pennsylvania on April 26 1850 Shonk attended his community s public schools He then studied at the Wyoming Seminary in Kingston Pennsylvania and graduated in 1873 from Wesleyan University in Middletown Connecticut After studying law he was admitted to the bar of Luzerne County Pennsylvania in 1876 after which he practiced law in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Shonk married Ida Elizabeth Klotz 1856 1911 on August 11 1880 They were the parents of New York Assemblyman Herbert B Shonk 1881 1930 and Emily Weaver Shonk 1885 1974 Public service and later years editShonk was elected as a Republican to the Fifty second Congress He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1892 and resumed the practice of his profession in Wilkes Barre He also became interested in coal mining in Pennsylvania Death and interment editShonk died on a business trip to Washington D C on August 14 1900 He was buried in the Shawnee Cemetery Plymouth Pennsylvania Sources editUnited States Congress George W Shonk id S000376 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress The Political GraveyardU S House of RepresentativesPreceded byEdwin S Osborne Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 12th congressional district1891 1893 Succeeded byWilliam H Hines Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George W Shonk amp oldid 1184865842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
