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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. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Cromwell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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