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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.
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George McClellan | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 27th district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |
| Preceded by | Charles A. Talcott |
| Succeeded by | Charles B. Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 10, 1856 Schodack, New York |
| Died | February 20, 1927 (aged 70) Kinderhook, New York |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Albany Law School |
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.
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.
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