George McClellan (New York politician) (original) (raw)
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American politician
| George McClellan | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representativesfrom New York's 27th district | |
| In officeMarch 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Talcott |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Ward |
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| Born | (1856-10-10)October 10, 1856Schodack, New York |
| Died | February 20, 1927(1927-02-20) (aged 70)Kinderhook, New York |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Albany Law School |
George McClellan (October 10, 1856 – February 20, 1927) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1913 to 1915.
He was born in Schodack, New York and attended the public schools and the local academies at Columbia County, New York. These were Spencertown and Chatham, New York; was graduated from the Albany Law School in 1880; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Chatham; police justice for two terms; president of the Columbia County Agriculture Society for ten years; served as postmaster of Chatham; surrogate of Columbia County 1907–1913.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915), and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress.
Later career and death
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He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1920.
After his period in Congress, he resumed the practice of his profession in Chatham, New York; moved to Kinderhook, Columbia County, and died there February 20, 1927; interment in Nassau-Schodack Cemetery at Nassau, New York.
- United States Congress. "George McClellan (id: M000330)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Chatham Courier, Columbia Loses Prominent Citizen: Columbia Loses Prominent Man by Death of Hon. George McClellan, February 24, 1927
- George McClellan at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded byCharles A. Talcott | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 27th congressional district 1913–1915 | Succeeded byCharles B. Ward |