George Cromwell

George Cromwell (July 3, 1860 – September 17, 1934) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.[1][2][3]

George Cromwell
Member of the New York Senate from the 23rd district
In office January 1, 1915 – December 31, 1918
Preceded by	George A. Blauvelt
Succeeded by	John J. Dunnigan
1st Borough President of Staten Island
In office January 1, 1898 – December 31, 1913
Preceded by	None (office created)
Succeeded by	Charles J. McCormack
Member of the New York State Assembly from Richmond County
In office January 1, 1888 – December 31, 1888
Preceded by	Edward A. Moore
Succeeded by	Hubbard R. Yetman
Personal details
Born	George Cromwell July 3, 1860 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	September 17, 1934 (aged 74) Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Hermine de Rouville
Alma mater	Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute Yale University Columbia Law School

Life

He was the son of Henry Bowman Cromwell, founder of the Cromwell Shipping Line, and Sarah (Seaman) Cromwell. He attended Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and graduated from Yale College in 1883. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1886, and practiced law with the firm of Elihu Root until 1889. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Richmond County) in 1888.[1][2]

From 1889 to 1897, he practiced law with the firm of Butler, Stillman & Hubbard, and was in charge of the admiralty law branch. In 1897, he opened his own law office on Broadway (Manhattan).[1][2][3]

After the consolidation of New York City, he was elected the first Borough President of Richmond in a very close and contested election, with a margin of only six votes, that was decided by the New York State Court of Appeals. He was elected three times, and served from 1898 to 1913.[1][2][3]

He was a member of the New York State Senate (23rd D.) from 1915 to 1918, sitting in the 138th, 139th, 140th and 141st New York State Legislatures. He declined to run for re-election in 1918.[4] On June 1, 1915, in his first senate term, he married Hermine de Rouville, a member of the noted Hertel de Rouville family of Quebec.[5] They had no children.[1][2]

On September 11, 1934, he suffered a stroke, and died six days later in Dongan Hills, Staten Island. He was buried at the Moravian Cemetery in New Dorp, Staten Island.[1][2]

References

1. "George Cromwell Dead at Age of 74". New York Times. September 18, 1934. p. 21. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
2. Bulletin of Yale University – Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Year 1934–1935 (PDF). p. 47. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
3. Lundrigan, Margaret (2004). Staten Island: Isle of the Bay. Arcadia Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 0-7385-2443-3.
4. "Cromwell Drops Politics" (PDF). New York Times. August 4, 1918. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
5. "June Comes With a Trail of Brides – Cromwell—de Rouville" (PDF). New York Times. June 2, 1915. Retrieved March 1, 2019.

External links

• Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, vol. IV, p. 324)
• Cromwell Put on the Fusion Slate in The New York Times on September 29, 1909