Emma Clara Schweer | |
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![]() Schweer in 1965 | |
Tax Collector of Crete Township | |
In office 1965 – July 25, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Arthur F. Schweer |
Deputy Tax Collector of Crete Township | |
In office 1933–1965 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Emma Clara Meier April 28, 1896 Ocheyedan, Iowa |
Died | July 25, 2001 Chicago Heights, Illinois | (aged 105)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Arthur Fred Schweer (1923–1965; his death) |
Emma Clara Schweer (née Meier; April 28, 1896 – July 25, 2001) served as tax collector of Crete Township, Will County, Illinois, and, at the time of her death, was believed to be the oldest elected official in the United States.