George Marcellus Landers (February 22, 1813 – March 27, 1895) was a

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from

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Biography

Born in

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, Landers attended public school. He moved to

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, in 1830 and engaged in the manufacture of hardware. He served as member of the

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in 1851, 1867, and 1874. He served in the

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in 1853, 1869, and 1873. He served as President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate. He was State bank commissioner in 1874. Landers was elected as a

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to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879). He died in

, March 27, 1895. He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.

References

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