George H. Lindsay

George H. Lindsay, 1902 engraving

George Henry Lindsay (January 7, 1837 – May 25, 1916) was a United States Representative from New York.

Life

He was born in Manhattan, New York City on January 7, 1837.[1] He moved with his parents to Brooklyn in 1843. He attended the public schools and engaged in the real estate and investment business.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 7th D.) in 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885 and 1886; and was Coroner of Kings County, New York from 1886 to 1892. He was appointed assistant tax commissioner in 1898, and was a delegate to various national and State conventions.

Lindsay was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-seventh and to the five succeeding Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1901 to March 3, 1913. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1912 and lived in retirement until his death in Brooklyn in 1916.[1] Interment was in Cemetery of the Evergreens, Brooklyn.[2]

Legacy

George H. Lindsay's son, George Washington Lindsay, was also a U.S. Representative from New York.

References

  1. 1 2 "George H. Lindsay Dead". New York Times. May 26, 1916.
  2. ↑ "George Henry Lindsay". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. p. 1451.

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New York Assembly
Preceded by
John Reitz		 New York State Assembly
Kings County, 7th District
1882-1886 		Succeeded by
John Reitz
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Mitchell May		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 6th congressional district
1901–1903 		Succeeded by
Robert Baker
Preceded by
John J. Fitzgerald		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 2nd congressional district
1903–1913 		Succeeded by
Denis O'Leary
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