Henry George Jr. | |
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.jpg) Portrait of George,c. 1912 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew York | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | William S. Bennet |
| Succeeded by | G. Murray Hulbert |
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| Born | (1862-11-03)November 3, 1862 Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 14, 1916(1916-11-14) (aged 54) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
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Henry George Jr. (November 3, 1862 – November 14, 1916) was an American newspaperman who served two terms as aUnited States representative fromNew York from 1911 to 1915.
He was the son of the American political economistHenry George (1839–1897).
George was born inSacramento, California, and attended the schools there. At the age of sixteen, he started working for a printing office, where he was employed for one year.
He moved with his parents toBrooklyn in 1880 and worked as a reporter for theBrooklyn Eagle in 1881. In 1884, he accompanied his father as his secretary on a lecture tour of Great Britain, at the close of which he joined the staff of theLondon Truth. He then returned to the United States and joined the staff of theNorth American Review. He was then managing editor of theStandard from 1887 to 1891, a correspondent in Washington, D.C. for a syndicate of western papers in 1891 and a correspondent in England for the same syndicate in 1892. In 1893, George became the managing editor of theFlorida Citizen atJacksonville, Florida.
He returned to New York City in 1895. Upon the death of his father on October 29, 1897, he was nominated to succeed his father as the candidate of the Jefferson Democracy Party formayor of New York City, but he was unsuccessful. He married Marie Morelle Hitch (born January 22, 1879. She isCaroline Takamine Beach's younger sister.[1]) from Orleans Parish, Louisiana on December 2, 1897[2] and was a special correspondent in Japan in 1906.
George was elected as aDemocrat to theSixty-second andSixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1915). However, he was not a candidate for reelection in 1914.
He engaged in literary pursuits until his death in Washington, D.C. and was interred inGreen-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.[3]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 21st congressional district 1913–1915 | Succeeded by |
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