Otto William Schwartz

Otto William Schwartz (May 12, 1715 – October 5, 1785) was a Russian-born fur trader and political figure of German descent in Nova Scotia.

He arrived with Governor Edward Cornwallis and represented Lunenburg County (i.e., the Foreign Protestants) in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1773 to 1785.

Schwartz entered the fur trade and, in 1749, came to Halifax with Edward Cornwallis.

In 1757, he joined the petitioners seeking representation in Nova Scotia.

Schwartz was captain in the militia, served on the grand jury at Halifax and was a commissioner of sewers for Falmouth Township.