Jacob Bitzer
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Jacob Bitzer | |
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 Bitzer c. 1919 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 27th Middlesex district | |
| In office 1915–1919 | |
| Preceded by | Winfield F. Prime |
| Succeeded by | Charles C. Warren |
| Member of the Arlington, Massachusetts Board of Selectmen | |
| In office 1910–1914 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 16, 1865 |
| Died | February 19, 1946 (aged 81) Arlington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Cutter School |
| Occupation | Assistant superintendent of the Schwamb Mill Real Estate |
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Jacob Bitzer (January 16, 1865 – February 19, 1946) was an American businessman, real estate agent, and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[3][5]
Education
Bitzer was born to John and Dorothea (Beck) Bitzer on January 16, 1865, in Dürrwangen, Kingdom of Württemberg.[3][6][2]
Bitzer attended the Cutter School in Arlington, Massachusetts, graduating in 1879.[2]
Business career
After he graduated from the Cutter School, Bitzer started a six-year apprentice working for the Welch & Griffiths saw works in Arlington.[2] At the end of his apprenticeship the company went out of business.[2] After he left the employ of Welch & Griffiths Bitzer went to work as a mill hand, on an irregular moulding machine, in the mill of Theodore Schwamb, a manufacturer of piano cases.[2]
In 1897, when the Schwamb Mill was incorporated, Bitzer became a stockholder, and clerk of the corporation. In 1908 Bitzer was the assistant superintendent of the mill in charge of the mill department.[7]
Republican National Convention
Bitzer was an alternative delegate to the Republican National Convention of 1912.[6]