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 1901-1911 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

George Newell Southwick was born during the civil war in Albany County. He attended both private schools and public schools. In 1879 he graduated from Albany High School in 1884 and from Williams College in Williamstown (Massachusetts ). He attended the Albany Law School. In 1885 he began to work for the Albany Morning Express. He was 1886-1888 worked as an official reporter of the legislature for the Associated Press. In 1888, he became chief editor of the Morning Express and 1889 the Albany Evening Journal. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party.

In the congressional elections of 1894 for the 54th Congress, he was in the 20th electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Charles Tracey on March 4, 1895. He was re-elected once. In his second re-election bid in 1898, he suffered a defeat and retired after March 3, in 1899 the Congress of. During this time he had in 1896 presided over the Republican State Convention. In 1900 he was a candidate in the 20th Election District of New York for the 57th Congress. After a successful election, he resigned on March 4, 1901 in the footsteps of Martin H. Glynn. In the congressional elections of 1902 for the 58th Congress, he was elected in 23 electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he became the successor of Louis W. Emerson on March 4, 1903. He was re-elected twice in a row. Since he gave up for reelection in 1910, he retired after March 3, 1911 from the Congress. During the last three terms he chaired the Education Committee.

He died about two years before the outbreak of the First World War and was then buried in the Albany Rural Cemetery.