George A. Blauvelt

George Alanson Blauvelt (November 11, 1866 in Ramapo, Rockland County, New York – October 16, 1924 in Monsey, Rockland Co., NY) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of John Lewis Blauvelt and Lucinda (Gurnee) Blauvelt. He attended Mt. Chappaqua Institute, and graduated from Cornell University in 1890, and from Columbia Law School in 1892.

In 1897, he was sued by William R. Thompson for $50,000 in damages, because Blauvelt had "alienated Thompson's wife's affections".

Blauvelt was a member of the New York State Assembly (Rockland Co.) in 1911 and 1912; and of the New York State Senate (23rd D.) in 1913 and 1914.

In September 1914, he opened a law firm in Manhattan with New York Attorney General Thomas Carmody and Deputy Attorney General Joseph A. Kellogg, who both had just resigned, but left the firm in October 1915. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1915.

He was a Trustee of Cornell University from 1919 until his death. He died on October 16, 1924, at his home in Monsey, New York, of pneumonia.

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New York Assembly
Preceded by
Rutledge I. Odell
New York State Assembly
Rockland County

1911–1912
Succeeded by
Frederick George Grimme
New York State Senate
Preceded by
Howard R. Bayne
New York State Senate
23rd District

1913–1914
Succeeded by
George Cromwell
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