George Wellington

George Louis Wellington (born January 28, 1852 in Cumberland , Maryland , † March 20, 1927 ibid) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Maryland in both chambers of Congress .

George Wellington attended a German-language school and also received private tuition. From 1870 he worked as a clerk ( Clerk ) in the Second National Bank of Cumberland ; later he worked there as a cashier. His first public office he held from 1882 to 1888 as a chamberlain ( treasurer ) in Allegany County ; in 1890 he held this post again. In 1889 he applied unsuccessfully for the office of State Comptroller of Maryland. From 1890 he served as Deputy Treasurer of the United States based in Baltimore .

In 1892 Wellington ran for election to the United States House of Representatives . In the sixth congressional electoral district of Maryland, he was barely defeated by the Democratic incumbent William McMahon McKaig . Two years later he ran again and this time was able to prevail against his competitor Frederick Williams by eight percentage points. He remained in the House of Representatives for only one legislative term, since he was elected to the US Senate in 1896 . There he stepped on March 4, 1897 to succeed the Democrat Charles Hopper Gibson . After a term of office, he did not reapply for this mandate in 1902 and consequently left the Congress on March 3, 1903. During his time as a Senator, he chaired the committee on the establishment of a University of the United States .

In 1913, Wellington attempted to return to the Senate. As a candidate for the Progressive Party , however, he had no chance and received only 3.5 percent of the vote; The winner was the Democrat Blair Lee . Then he withdrew from politics. He became president of two banks and was involved in rail transport and electricity supply in his hometown of Cumberland.

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SURNAME	Wellington, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wellington, George Louis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician (Republican Party)
DATE OF BIRTH	January 28, 1852
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cumberland , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH	March 20, 1927
Place of death	Cumberland , Maryland