George Randolph Fearon (March 12, 1883 Oneida, Madison County, New York - January 2, 1976 Naples, Collier County, Florida) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was President pro tempore of the New York State Senate from 1931 to 1932.
He was the son of George Fearon (1816–1898) and Anna Elizabeth (Charlow) Fearon (1855–1911). He graduated from Oneida High School in 1901, then studied law at Syracuse University and was admitted to the bar in 1905. On November 17, 1909, he married Cora Lucy Nichols (1885–1938), and they had two daughters: Elizabeth Mary Fearon (b. 1915) and Helen Charlow Fearon (b. 1916).
He was a Republican member from Onondaga County of the New York State Assembly from 1916 to 1920. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1921 to 1936, and was President pro tempore from 1931 to 1932, chosen for the remainder of the term after John Knight was appointed a federal judge. Fearon was a delegate to the 1932 Republican National Convention.
His first wife Cora died in January 1938 during a stomach operation. On March 4, 1939, he married in Bronxville, New York, Bertha (Stone) Moore who had been a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1938, and was the widow of assemblyman Thomas Channing Moore (1872–1931).
On August 5, 1953, he married Katherine McBride.
| New York Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Jacob Buecheler |
New York State Assembly, Onondaga County 3rd District 1916–1920 |
Succeeded by Thomas K. Smith |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded by J. Henry Walters |
New York State Senate, 38th District 1921–1936 |
Succeeded by Francis McElroy |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by John Knight |
President pro tempore of the New York State Senate 1931 - 1932 |
Succeeded by John J. Dunnigan |
| Preceded by John J. Dunnigan |
Minority Leader of the New York State Senate 1933–1936 |
Succeeded by Perley A. Pitcher |
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