George N. Southwick
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George Newell Southwick was a U.S. Representative
from New York
.
Born in Albany, New York
, Southwick attended private and public schools.
He was graduated from the Albany High School in 1879 and from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
, in 1884.
He attended the Albany Law School.
Began work for the Albany Morning Express in 1885.
Official reporter of the legislature for the Associated Press 1886-1888.
In 1888 became managing editor of the Morning Express and in 1889 of the Albany Evening Journal.
He served as chairman of the Republican State convention in 1896.
Southwick was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-fourth
and Fifty-fifth
Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth
Congress.
Southwick was elected to the Fifty-seventh
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1911).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Education (Fifty-eighth
through Sixtieth
Congresses).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910.
He died in Albany, New York
, October 17, 1912.
He was interred in Albany Rural Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
.
Born in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, Southwick attended private and public schools.
He was graduated from the Albany High School in 1879 and from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown, Massachusetts
Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census...
, in 1884.
He attended the Albany Law School.
Began work for the Albany Morning Express in 1885.
Official reporter of the legislature for the Associated Press 1886-1888.
In 1888 became managing editor of the Morning Express and in 1889 of the Albany Evening Journal.
He served as chairman of the Republican State convention in 1896.
Southwick was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Fifty-fourth
54th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Adlai E. Stevenson * President pro tempore: William P. Frye - Majority leadership :* Republican Conference Chairman: John Sherman- Minority leadership :...
and Fifty-fifth
55th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:* Republican: 206 * Democratic: 124* Populist: 22* Silver Republican: 3* Silver: 1* Independent Republican: 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Garret Hobart * President pro tempore: William P...
Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth
56th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Garret Hobart , until November 21, 1899 , vacant thereafter.* President pro tempore: William P. Frye * Democratic Caucus Chairman: James K. Jones...
Congress.
Southwick was elected to the Fifty-seventh
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....
and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1911).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Education (Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
through Sixtieth
60th United States Congress
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of...
Congresses).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1910.
He died in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
, October 17, 1912.
He was interred in Albany Rural Cemetery.