George McClellan (New York)

For other people of the same name, see George McClellan.

George McClellan (October 10, 1856 – February 20, 1927) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

He was born in Schodack, New York on October 10, 1856; attended the public schools and the local academies at 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, and 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 Cemetery at Nassau, New York.

References

George McClellan at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

George McClellan at Find a Grave

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Charles A. Talcott	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 27th congressional district 1913-1915	Succeeded by Charles B. Ward

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Name	Macclellan, George
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 10, 1856
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Date of death	February 20, 1927
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