George Cromwell

George Cromwell
Member of the New York Senate from the 23rd district
In office January 1, 1915 – December 31, 1918
Preceded by	George A. Blauvelt
Succeeded by	John J. Dunnigan
1st Borough President of Staten Island
In office January 1, 1898 – December 31, 1913
Preceded by	None (office created)
Succeeded by	Charles J. McCormack
Personal details
Born	George Cromwell July 3, 1860 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	September 17, 1934 (aged 74) Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Hermine de Rouville
Alma mater	Yale University Columbia Law School

George Cromwell (July 3, 1860 – September 17, 1934) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was the son of Henry Bowman Cromwell, founder of the Cromwell Shipping Line, and Sarah (Seaman) Cromwell. He attended Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, and graduated from Yale College in 1883. He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1886, and practiced law with the firm of Elihu Root until 1889. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Richmond County) in 1888.

From 1889 to 1897, he practiced law with the firm of Butler, Stillman & Hubbard, and was in charge of the admiralty law branch. In 1897, he opened his own law office on Broadway (Manhattan).

After the Consolidation of New York City, he was the first Borough President of Richmond (renamed Staten Island in 1975), in office from 1898 to 1913.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (23rd D.) from 1915 to 1918, sitting in the 138th, 139th, 140th and 141st New York State Legislatures. On June 1, 1915, he married Hermine de Rouville, a member of the noted Hertel de Rouville family of Quebec. They had no children.

On September 11, 1934, he suffered a stroke, and died six days later in Dongan Hills, Staten Island. He was buried at the Moravian Cemetery in New Dorp, Staten Island.

Sources

• Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 324)
• CROMWELL PUT ON THE FUSION SLATE in NYT on September 29, 1909
• JUNE COMES WITH A TRAIL OF BRIDES; Cromwell—DE Rouville in NYT on June 2, 1915
• CROMWELL DROPS POLITICS in NYT on August 4, 1918
• GEORGE CROMWELL DEAD AT AGE OF 74 in NYT on September 18, 1934 (subscription required)
• Yale University Obituary Record (1934–1935; pg. 47)
• Staten Island: Isle of the Bay by Margaret Lundrigan (The Making of America series, Arcadia Publishing, 2004; pg.111; ISBN 0-7385-2443-3)