George Adams Post (September 1, 1854 – October 31, 1925) was a
Democratic member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
.
Early life
George Adams Post was born in
Cuba, New York
Cuba is a town on the western border of Allegany County, New York, United States. The village of Cuba lies within its borders. The federally recognized tribe of Seneca Native Americans has a reservation on the western town line. As of the 202 ...
. He pursued an academic course at Oswego Academy. He moved to
Susquehanna Depot, Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Depot, often referred to simply as Susquehanna, is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, located on the Susquehanna River southeast of Binghamton, New York. In the past, railroad locomotives and railroad cars w ...
. He was secretary of the motive power department of the
Erie Railway
The Erie Railroad was a railroad that operated in the northeastern United States, originally connecting New York City — more specifically Jersey City, New Jersey, where Erie's Pavonia Terminal, long demolished, used to stand — with Lake Eri ...
. He was elected burgess in February 1877 and served one year. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in
Montrose, Pennsylvania
Montrose is a borough in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States, south-southeast of Binghamton, New York and north by west of Scranton. The land is elevated approximately 1,400 feet (427 m) above sea level. It is the Susquehanna Cou ...
. He was one of the owners and editors of the ''Montrose Democrat'' from 1883 to 1889.
Career
Post was elected as a Democrat to the
Forty-eighth Congress. He was a delegate to the
1884 Democratic National Convention
The 1884 Democratic National Convention was held July 8–11, 1884 and chose Governor Grover Cleveland of New York their presidential nominee with the former Governor Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana as the vice presidential nominee. World Book
B ...
. He served as chairman of the Democratic State convention in 1885. He moved to
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
in 1889, and engaged as a writer for the ''
New York World
The ''New York World'' was a newspaper published in New York City from 1860 until 1931. The paper played a major role in the history of American newspapers. It was a leading national voice of the Democratic Party. From 1883 to 1911 under pub ...
''. He was engaged in the manufacture of railway equipment in 1892 and served as vice president and later president of the Standard Coupler Company. He was the founder and president of the Railway Business Association, and served as chairman of the railroad committee of the
United States Chamber of Commerce
The United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) is the largest lobbying group in the United States, representing over three million businesses and organizations. The group was founded in April 1912 out of local chambers of commerce at the urgin ...
. He died in
Somerville, New Jersey, in 1925. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery in
Oswego, New York.
See also
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Politics of the United States
The politics of the United States function within a framework of a constitutional federal republic and presidential system, with three distinct branches that share powers. These are: the U.S. Congress which forms the legislative branch, a b ...
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Politics of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has swung from being a Republican Party (United States), Republican-leaning state during much of the 20th century to being a notable Swing state, battleground state in presidential elections. Pennsylvania backed the Democratic Party ...
Sources
The Political Graveyard*
1854 births
1925 deaths
Pennsylvania lawyers
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
People from Cuba, New York
People from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
19th-century American lawyers
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