George Washington Batten (February 22, 1856 Lockport, Niagara County, New York – September 14, 1922 Buffalo, Erie County, New York) was an American businessman and politician.

Life

He was the son of Joseph Batten, Sheriff of Niagara County from 1876 to 1878. He was Undersheriff from 1882 to 1884. He was

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from 1885 to 1887, and appointed his father Undersheriff. Afterwards he entered the insurance business. He was Chairman of the Democratic Committee of Niagara County from 1890 to 1895, and a member of the

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from 1895 to 1915. In

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, he ran for Secretary of State of New York, but was defeated by Republican

John T. McDonough John Thomas McDonough (b. July 12, 1843 Birdhill, County Tipperary, Ireland – d. March 21, 1917 Washington D.C.) was an American lawyer and politician. Early life He came with his parents to the United States in 1850, and they settled in ...

. He was Deputy Treasurer under Julius Hauser and John J. Kennedy, and became Acting

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upon the

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in office of Kennedy on February 15, 1914. Ten days later,

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Homer D. Call Homer D. Call (September 19, 1843 in Truxton, Cortland County, New York – April 1929) was an American labor leader and politician. Life On October 1, 1861, he enrolled at Cortland, New York, and was mustered in as corporal of the 76th NY Volun ...

was elected by the Progressive and Democratic members of the New York State Legislature to fill Kennedy's unexpired term with the understanding that Batten and all other Democratic officials continue on their posts at the Treasury.

Sources

Past Niagara County Sheriffs''THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET''
in NYT on September 30, 1898

The Niagara Falls Charter killed, in NYT on April 22, 1903

The senatorial special election, in NYT on April 17, 1908

The senatorial deal, in NYT on April 24, 1908

Kennedy's suicide, in NYT on February 17, 1914

Call elected, in NYT on February 26, 1914

Obit in NYT on September 15, 1922 {{DEFAULTSORT:Batten, George Washington 1856 births 1922 deaths New York State Treasurers Politicians from Lockport, New York New York (state) Democrats