George Schley

George Schley (January 27, 1813 – April 11, 1890) was an American politician and attorney. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland Senate. He was also a member of the Maryland Constitutional Convention of 1850.

Early life

Schley was born in Frederick, Maryland, January 27, 1813.[1] He was the eldest child of Eliza A. (née McCannon) and Frederick A. Schley.[1] He attended Frederick School.[1] He then enrolled in a private school in Massachusetts that was operated by Rev. Jonathan Woodbridge.[1]

Schley entered Yale College for his sophomore year in 1829.[1] After leaving Yale in 1830, he attended the University of Virginia, graduating in 1833 in ancient and modern languages.[1] He, then, studied at Bear's chemical works in Carroll County, Maryland, for six months.[1]

Schley read law in his father's office in Frederick, was admitted to the bar in 1836.[1]

Career

In 1836, Schley began the practice of law in Frederick, Maryland.[1] Soon after, has nominated for the Maryland House of Delegates as a Whig, but failed to make the ticket.[1] In 1838, he was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates.[1] In May 1839, Schley moved to Hagerstown, Maryland, where he continued to practice law.[1]

He was a member of the Maryland Constitutional Convention of 1850.[1] In 1852 he was elected to the Maryland State Senate.[1] He was reelected in 1854 and 1856.[1] After the end of the Whig Party, he became a Democrat.[1] In 1862, he declined a nomination for the US Congress.[1] He was unsuccessful in a campaign to be an associate justice of the Fourth Judicial Circuit in 1872.[1]

Schley was president of the First National Bank of Hagerstown from 1873 until his death.[1]

Personal life

In June 1839, Schley married Mary Sophia Hall.[1] She was the daughter of Thomas B. Hall, Esq. and the grandniece of chief justice John Buchanan.[1] The couple had two daughters and one son who died in early manhood.[1] His wife died in 1880.[1]

Schley was a member of the Presbyterian Church.[1]

In 1889, Schley had a stroke that caused the paralysis of his vocal organs.[1] Several months later, a second stroke impacted his memory.[1] Schley died from congestion of the lungs at his residence on West Washington Street in Hagerstown, on April 11, 1890, at the age of 87 years.[1] He was buried in the family plot in the local Episcopal Church.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Sudden Death of Col. George Schley". The Herald and Torch Light. Hagerstown, Maryland. 1890-04-17. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-11-29 – via Newspapers.com.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the 1890 Yale Obituary Record.

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