George Schneider (banker)

George Schneider
Collector of Internal Revenue for the First District of Illinois
In office August 28, 1862 – June 26, 1866
Appointed by	Abraham Lincoln
Preceded by	office created
Succeeded by	Orrin L. Mann
United States Consul at Elsinore
In office 1861–1862
Appointed by	Abraham Lincoln
Succeeded by	Karl Ludwig Bernays
Personal details
Born	(1823-12-13)December 13, 1823 Pirmasens, Rhenish Bavaria
Died	September 16, 1905(1905-09-16) (aged 81) Colorado Springs, Colorado
Nationality	German American
Occupation	Journalist, editor, banker
Known for	Illinois Staats-Zeitung
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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.