George N. Southwick

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George N. Southwick

George Newell Southwick (born March 7, 1863 in Albany , New York , † October 17, 1912 ) was an American politician . Between 1895 and 1899 and between 1901 and 1911 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Newell Southwick was born in Albany County during the Civil War . He attended both private schools and public schools. In 1879 he graduated from Albany High School and in 1884 at Williams College in Williamstown ( Massachusetts ). He attended Albany Law School . In 1885 he started working for the Albany Morning Express . He was the Official Legislative Reporter for the Associated Press between 1886 and 1888 . In 1888 he became editor-in-chief of the Morning Express and in 1889 of the Albany Evening Journal . Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the congressional election of 1894 for the 54th Congress he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 20th  electoral district of New York , where he succeeded Charles Tracey on March 4, 1895 . He was re-elected once. In his second re-election in 1898 , he suffered a defeat and resigned from Congress on March 3, 1899 . During this time he chaired the Republican State Convention in 1896 . In 1900 he ran for the 57th Congress in the 20th constituency of New York . After a successful election, he succeeded Martin H. Glynn on March 4, 1901 . In the congressional elections of 1902 for the 58th Congress , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in the 23rd constituency of New York, where he succeeded Louis W. Emerson on March 4, 1903 . He was re-elected twice in a row. Since he refused to run again in 1910 , he left the Congress after March 3, 1911. He chaired the Education Committee for the last three terms.

He died on October 17, 1912 and was then buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery .

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SURNAME Southwick, George N.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Southwick, George Newell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 7, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Albany , New York
DATE OF DEATH October 17, 1912
Place of death Albany, New York