George B. Deane, Sr.

George Bartch Deane, Sr. (May 27, 1818 – December 28, 1903) was an American politician from New York.

Life

Deane was born on May 27, 1818 in Albany, New York. When he was two, he moved with his family to Manhattan.[1] He lived most of his life in Greenwich Village.[2]

Deane worked as a surveyor for the La Farge Insurance Company, and then for the Exchange Insurance Company. He later worked in the carting, storage, and forwarding business.[3] For many years, he had the contract for carting for the United States Public Stores.[2] He was initially a member of the Whig Party, and served as the last chairman of the Whig Committee in New York City. He later helped organize the Republican Party in New York City, and was a member of the Republican county committee in the city for thirty years.[4]

In 1878, Deane was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the New York County Ninth District. He served in the Assembly in 1879[3] and 1880. His son, George B. Deane, Jr., represented the same district in the Assembly in 1874.[1] In the 1896 presidential election, he was a presidential elector for William McKinley and Garret Hobart.[5]

Deane died at home from pneumonia on December 28, 1903.[2]

References

1. The Argus Almanac: A Political and Financial Annual For 1880. Albany: The Argus Company. 1880. p. 88.
2. ""Old Uncle George" Dead". The New York Times. LIII (No. 16, 844). 30 December 1903. p. 7.
3. Shanks, Charles G. (1879). The State Government for 1879. Albany: Weed, Parsons & Company. p. 96. hdl:2027/njp.32101061337661.
4. "George B. Deane Dead at 86". The Sun. LXXI (120). New York: The Sun Printing and Publishing Association. 29 December 1903. p. 2.
5. Proceedings of the Electoral College of the State of New York, January 11th, 1897. 1897. p. 29. hdl:2027/nnc1.cu54374480.

External links

• The Political Graveyard