Bedford County PA Archives Biographies.....Spang, Hon. George H. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cathy Wentz ctwentz@aol.com February 20, 2010, 11:30 am Source: History of Bedford, Somerset & Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania. With Illustrations & Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Pioneers & Prominent Men Author: Waterman & Watkins; Chicago; 1884 pg. 215 Hon. George H. Spang was born at Roaring Springs, February 16, 1830. At the age of about fifteen years he entered the preparatory department of Marshall College. After pursuing his studies there for some time he went to the Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, from which institution he graduated in September, 1852. On the 30th day of September, 1853, he entered the law office of Hon Job Mann, at Bedford. The following year, or May 3, 1854, he was admitted to practice law in the several courts of Bedford county. On the 9th day of May, 1856, he was appointed district attorney of the county. In October of the same year, he was elected district attorney, and at the expiration of that term, October 11, 1859, was re-elected to the same office. On November 3, 1874, he was elected to represent this district in the state legislature and in November, 1876 was re-elected. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb