George Franklin Schutt, eldest son of Daniel and Barbara Etta (Cope) Schutt, was born in Allen county, Indiana, February 21, 1855, and died while visiting at Province Lake, New Hampshire, August 26, 1919. He was a grandson of Johann Jacob Schott, great-grandson of Philip Jacob Schott, and great-great-grandson of Johann Wilhelm Frederick Schott, who came from Germany to the American colonies in 1749, and settled in Derry township, then in Lancaster, now in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania. The change in the spelling of the name occurred in the fourth American generation.
He was educated in the public schools of his home district, and for a time, in early life, taught school in DeKalb county, Indiana. As a young man he attracted attention as editor of the "Fort Wayne Journal." In succession he was clerk of court of Dakota Territory, and cashier of the Grand Forks National Bank, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Mr. Schutt entered into the hotel business as the result of his desire to protect the interests of the Continental Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, of which he became a director. It became necessary for the bank's protection to buy the Gayosa Hotel, and also for the bank to have a reliable man to operate the hotel. Mr. Schutt met with such success in this venture that he became interested in the hotel business.
In 1899 he assumed the management of the National Hotel, probably the most historic hotel in Washington, D.C. and later became its proprietor, operating it during its most successful period. Being an energetic business man, he needed a larger field for his activities, and became proprietor of the Ebbitt in May, 1910, which was much run down, and after the expenditure of a great deal of time, money and effort, succeeded in restoring this noted hostelry to its old-time standing and popularity. This brought him prominently into the public eye as one of the great hotel men of the country.
As an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Washington, Mr. Schutt served as president of the board of trustees for a number of years. He was a member of Temple-Noyes Lodge, Free Masons; Mithras Lodge of Perfection; Evangelist Chapter of Rose Croix; Robert de Bruce Council, Knights Kadosh; Albert Pike Consistory, Masters of the Royal Secret, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Royal Order of Scotland, and Almas Temple, all of Washington, D. C. His clubs were the Commercial, Columbia Country, Kirkside Golf, and Washington Rotary Club.
He was at one time president of the Washington Hotel Men's Association, and vice president of the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association. He was a member of the Washington Board of Trade, Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and at the time of his death was vice-president of the board of directors of Columbia Hospital, and vice-president of the Merchants' National Bank. He was also serving his second term as president of the Indiana Society of Washington, D. C. In political faith, Mr. Schutt was first affiliated with the Democratic party, but in 1913-14 transferred his allegiance to the Republican party.
Mr. Schutt married, in Peru, Indiana, January 21, 1892, Anne Stevens Constant, born in that city, daughter of William Wirt Constant and Helen Vanderberg (nee Shields) Constant, the former a merchant, born in Clinton county, Ohio, and the latter born in Vincennes, Indiana, who died in Washington, D. C, in 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Schutt were the parents of a son, Daniel Constant Schutt, born October 2, 1901, who died in infancy. Mr. Schutt was exceedingly fond of music, and his wife was a pianist and organist of marked ability.
(Excerpted from American Biography: A New Cyclopedia, 1921, Volume 9, page 218)
He was educated in the public schools of his home district, and for a time, in early life, taught school in DeKalb county, Indiana. As a young man he attracted attention as editor of the "Fort Wayne Journal." In succession he was clerk of court of Dakota Territory, and cashier of the Grand Forks National Bank, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Mr. Schutt entered into the hotel business as the result of his desire to protect the interests of the Continental Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, of which he became a director. It became necessary for the bank's protection to buy the Gayosa Hotel, and also for the bank to have a reliable man to operate the hotel. Mr. Schutt met with such success in this venture that he became interested in the hotel business.
In 1899 he assumed the management of the National Hotel, probably the most historic hotel in Washington, D.C. and later became its proprietor, operating it during its most successful period. Being an energetic business man, he needed a larger field for his activities, and became proprietor of the Ebbitt in May, 1910, which was much run down, and after the expenditure of a great deal of time, money and effort, succeeded in restoring this noted hostelry to its old-time standing and popularity. This brought him prominently into the public eye as one of the great hotel men of the country.
As an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Washington, Mr. Schutt served as president of the board of trustees for a number of years. He was a member of Temple-Noyes Lodge, Free Masons; Mithras Lodge of Perfection; Evangelist Chapter of Rose Croix; Robert de Bruce Council, Knights Kadosh; Albert Pike Consistory, Masters of the Royal Secret, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Royal Order of Scotland, and Almas Temple, all of Washington, D. C. His clubs were the Commercial, Columbia Country, Kirkside Golf, and Washington Rotary Club.
He was at one time president of the Washington Hotel Men's Association, and vice president of the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association. He was a member of the Washington Board of Trade, Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and at the time of his death was vice-president of the board of directors of Columbia Hospital, and vice-president of the Merchants' National Bank. He was also serving his second term as president of the Indiana Society of Washington, D. C. In political faith, Mr. Schutt was first affiliated with the Democratic party, but in 1913-14 transferred his allegiance to the Republican party.
Mr. Schutt married, in Peru, Indiana, January 21, 1892, Anne Stevens Constant, born in that city, daughter of William Wirt Constant and Helen Vanderberg (nee Shields) Constant, the former a merchant, born in Clinton county, Ohio, and the latter born in Vincennes, Indiana, who died in Washington, D. C, in 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Schutt were the parents of a son, Daniel Constant Schutt, born October 2, 1901, who died in infancy. Mr. Schutt was exceedingly fond of music, and his wife was a pianist and organist of marked ability.
(Excerpted from American Biography: A New Cyclopedia, 1921, Volume 9, page 218)
George Franklin Schutt, eldest son of Daniel and Barbara Etta (Cope) Schutt, was born in Allen county, Indiana, February 21, 1855, and died while visiting at Province Lake, New Hampshire, August 26, 1919. He was a grandson of Johann Jacob Schott, great-grandson of Philip Jacob Schott, and great-great-grandson of Johann Wilhelm Frederick Schott, who came from Germany to the American colonies in 1749, and settled in Derry township, then in Lancaster, now in Dauphin county, Pennsylvania. The change in the spelling of the name occurred in the fourth American generation.
He was educated in the public schools of his home district, and for a time, in early life, taught school in DeKalb county, Indiana. As a young man he attracted attention as editor of the "Fort Wayne Journal." In succession he was clerk of court of Dakota Territory, and cashier of the Grand Forks National Bank, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Mr. Schutt entered into the hotel business as the result of his desire to protect the interests of the Continental Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, of which he became a director. It became necessary for the bank's protection to buy the Gayosa Hotel, and also for the bank to have a reliable man to operate the hotel. Mr. Schutt met with such success in this venture that he became interested in the hotel business.
In 1899 he assumed the management of the National Hotel, probably the most historic hotel in Washington, D.C. and later became its proprietor, operating it during its most successful period. Being an energetic business man, he needed a larger field for his activities, and became proprietor of the Ebbitt in May, 1910, which was much run down, and after the expenditure of a great deal of time, money and effort, succeeded in restoring this noted hostelry to its old-time standing and popularity. This brought him prominently into the public eye as one of the great hotel men of the country.
As an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Washington, Mr. Schutt served as president of the board of trustees for a number of years. He was a member of Temple-Noyes Lodge, Free Masons; Mithras Lodge of Perfection; Evangelist Chapter of Rose Croix; Robert de Bruce Council, Knights Kadosh; Albert Pike Consistory, Masters of the Royal Secret, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Royal Order of Scotland, and Almas Temple, all of Washington, D. C. His clubs were the Commercial, Columbia Country, Kirkside Golf, and Washington Rotary Club.
He was at one time president of the Washington Hotel Men's Association, and vice president of the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association. He was a member of the Washington Board of Trade, Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and at the time of his death was vice-president of the board of directors of Columbia Hospital, and vice-president of the Merchants' National Bank. He was also serving his second term as president of the Indiana Society of Washington, D. C. In political faith, Mr. Schutt was first affiliated with the Democratic party, but in 1913-14 transferred his allegiance to the Republican party.
Mr. Schutt married, in Peru, Indiana, January 21, 1892, Anne Stevens Constant, born in that city, daughter of William Wirt Constant and Helen Vanderberg (nee Shields) Constant, the former a merchant, born in Clinton county, Ohio, and the latter born in Vincennes, Indiana, who died in Washington, D. C, in 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Schutt were the parents of a son, Daniel Constant Schutt, born October 2, 1901, who died in infancy. Mr. Schutt was exceedingly fond of music, and his wife was a pianist and organist of marked ability.
(Excerpted from American Biography: A New Cyclopedia, 1921, Volume 9, page 218)
He was educated in the public schools of his home district, and for a time, in early life, taught school in DeKalb county, Indiana. As a young man he attracted attention as editor of the "Fort Wayne Journal." In succession he was clerk of court of Dakota Territory, and cashier of the Grand Forks National Bank, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Mr. Schutt entered into the hotel business as the result of his desire to protect the interests of the Continental Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, of which he became a director. It became necessary for the bank's protection to buy the Gayosa Hotel, and also for the bank to have a reliable man to operate the hotel. Mr. Schutt met with such success in this venture that he became interested in the hotel business.
In 1899 he assumed the management of the National Hotel, probably the most historic hotel in Washington, D.C. and later became its proprietor, operating it during its most successful period. Being an energetic business man, he needed a larger field for his activities, and became proprietor of the Ebbitt in May, 1910, which was much run down, and after the expenditure of a great deal of time, money and effort, succeeded in restoring this noted hostelry to its old-time standing and popularity. This brought him prominently into the public eye as one of the great hotel men of the country.
As an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Washington, Mr. Schutt served as president of the board of trustees for a number of years. He was a member of Temple-Noyes Lodge, Free Masons; Mithras Lodge of Perfection; Evangelist Chapter of Rose Croix; Robert de Bruce Council, Knights Kadosh; Albert Pike Consistory, Masters of the Royal Secret, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Royal Order of Scotland, and Almas Temple, all of Washington, D. C. His clubs were the Commercial, Columbia Country, Kirkside Golf, and Washington Rotary Club.
He was at one time president of the Washington Hotel Men's Association, and vice president of the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association. He was a member of the Washington Board of Trade, Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and at the time of his death was vice-president of the board of directors of Columbia Hospital, and vice-president of the Merchants' National Bank. He was also serving his second term as president of the Indiana Society of Washington, D. C. In political faith, Mr. Schutt was first affiliated with the Democratic party, but in 1913-14 transferred his allegiance to the Republican party.
Mr. Schutt married, in Peru, Indiana, January 21, 1892, Anne Stevens Constant, born in that city, daughter of William Wirt Constant and Helen Vanderberg (nee Shields) Constant, the former a merchant, born in Clinton county, Ohio, and the latter born in Vincennes, Indiana, who died in Washington, D. C, in 1907. Mr. and Mrs. Schutt were the parents of a son, Daniel Constant Schutt, born October 2, 1901, who died in infancy. Mr. Schutt was exceedingly fond of music, and his wife was a pianist and organist of marked ability.
(Excerpted from American Biography: A New Cyclopedia, 1921, Volume 9, page 218)
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