George L. Weed
George Leonard Weed (February 7, 1857 – December 2, 1916) was an American politician from New York.
Life[]
George was born on February 7, 1857, in Brooklyn. His parents were William H. Weed and Maria Louise Fisher.[1]
He went to Brooklyn Collegiate and Polytechnic Institute (today the New York University Tandon School of Engineering).[2] Afterwards, he studied law under Horatio C. King and worked at Weed and Becker Manufacturing Company, which made tools and axes.[1] He was a member of a number of fraternal orders, including the Freemasons (where he was a 32nd degree Scottish Rite), the Knights Templar, the Knights of the Mystic Shrine, the Royal Arcanum, the American Legion of Honor, the , and the Order of the Golden Chain.[3]
George, active in local Republican politics, was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1889, representing the Kings County 11th District. He served in the Assembly in 1890 and, after a year away from the Assembly, in 1892.[2]
George was ill for the last 12 years of his life, and he died on December 2, 1916, in Brooklyn.[1] He was buried in Cypress Hills Cemetery.
References[]
- ^ a b c "4 Dec 1916, Page 4 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ a b The New York Red Book. Williams Press. 1892. p. 169.
- ^ "28 Oct 1889, 2 - Times Union at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
External links[]
- The New York Red Book. United States, Williams Press, 1892. p. 169.
- Political Graveyard
- 1857 births
- 1916 deaths
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- Burials at Cypress Hills Cemetery
- Politicians from Brooklyn
- 19th-century American politicians
- Polytechnic Institute of New York University alumni
- American Freemasons
- New York (state) Republicans