George Adams Post

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George Adams Post

George Adams Post (born September 1, 1854 in Cuba , Allegany County , New York , †  October 31, 1925 in Somerville , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1885 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Post attended the Oswego Academy and then moved to Susquehanna , Pennsylvania. There he worked as a secretary for the Erie Railway . Between February 1877 and February 1878 he was mayor of his new home parish. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1881, he began to work in Montrose in this profession. Between 1883 and 1889 he was a co-owner and co-editor of the Montrose Democrat newspaper . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . In July 1884 he took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , on which Grover Cleveland was nominated for the presidential nomination; the following year he served as chairman of the Pennsylvania Democratic regional convention.

In the congressional election of 1882 Post was elected to the 15th  constituency of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Republican Cornelius Comegys Jadwin on March 4, 1883 . Until March 3, 1885 he was able to complete a legislative period in Congress .

In 1889 George Post moved to New York City , where he wrote articles for the New York World newspaper . From 1892 he manufactured railway supplies. He was first vice president and then president of Standard Coupler Co. He was also the founder and president of the Railway Business Association and chairman of the railway committee of the US Chamber of Commerce . George Post died in Somerville on October 31, 1925.

Web links

  • George Adams Post in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
predecessor Office successor
Cornelius Comegys Jadwin United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (15th constituency)
March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885
Frank Charles Bunnell