George Schneider (banker)

George Schneider (1823–1905) was a German American journalist and banker who served as editor-in-chief of the Illinois Staats-Zeitung. He was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln as the United States Consul in Elsinore, Denmark, at the outbreak of the American Civil War and later served as Collector of Internal Revenue for the 1st District of Illinois. He was a German refugee, one of the Forty-Eighters.

George Schneider
Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Illinois
In office
August 28, 1862 – June 26, 1866
Preceded byoffice created
Succeeded byOrrin L. Mann
United States Consul at Elsinore
In office
18611862
Succeeded byKarl Ludwig Bernays
Personal details
Born(1823-12-13)December 13, 1823
Pirmasens, Rhenish Bavaria
DiedSeptember 16, 1905(1905-09-16) (aged 81)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
NationalityGerman American
OccupationJournalist, editor, banker
Known forIllinois Staats-Zeitung
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