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George McClellan | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's27th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Talcott |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1856-10-10)October 10, 1856 |
| Died | February 20, 1927(1927-02-20) (aged 70) |
| 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 theUnited States House of Representatives fromNew York from 1913 to 1915.
He was born inSchodack, New York and attended the public schools and the local academies atColumbia County, New York. These wereSpencertown andChatham, New York; was graduated from theAlbany Law School in 1880; wasadmitted to the bar and commenced practice in Chatham; police justice for two terms; president of the Columbia County Agriculture Society for ten years; served aspostmaster of Chatham;surrogate of Columbia County 1907–1913.
He was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-third Congress (March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915), and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to theSixty-fourth Congress.
He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Convention in 1920.
After his period in Congress, he resumed the practice of his profession in Chatham, New York; moved toKinderhook, Columbia County, and died there February 20, 1927; interment in Nassau-Schodack Cemetery atNassau, New York.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 27th congressional district 1913–1915 | Succeeded by |
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