George B. Sloan
Sloan in 1903
George B. Sloan (1903)
Member of the New York State Senate
In office
1886–1891
Constituency21st District
Member of the New York State Assembly
In office
1874, 1876–1877, 1879
Constituency1st District
Personal details
Born
George Beale Sloan

(1831-06-20)June 20, 1831
Oswego, New York
DiedJuly 10, 1904 (1904-07-11) (aged 73)
Oswego, New York
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery
OccupationPolitician, businessman, banker
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George Beale Sloan (June 20, 1831 – July 10, 1904) was an American businessman, banker and politician.

Life

George Beale Sloan was born in Oswego, New York, on June 20, 1831.[1] From 1864 to 1884, he was co-owner of the firm of "Sloan & Irwin, flour commissioners" which held a large number of business interests. From 1884 until his death, he was President of the Second National Bank of Oswego.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Oswego Co., 1st D.) in 1874, 1876, 1877 and 1879, and was Speaker in 1877.

George B. Sloan Jr. (1903)

He was a member of the New York State Senate (21st D.) from 1886 to 1891, sitting in the 109th, 110th, 111th, 112th, 113th and 114th New York State Legislatures.[2] He announced his retirement from politics on May 26, 1891.[3]

In 1892, as a member of the Committee of the Detroit Deep Water Ways Convention in Washington, D.C., he gave his adverse opinion on the ruinously high import duty on Canadian barley.[4]

Sloan was a presidential elector in 1896; and a delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention.[1]

He died in Oswego on July 10, 1904, and was buried at Riverside Cemetery.[5]

His son George Beale Sloan Jr. committed suicide on July 10, 1914 (exactly 10 years after the death of his father), by jumping from a concrete bridge over Rye Lake at Kensico, New York.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b Hall, Henry, ed. (1896). America's Successful Men of Affairs: An Encyclopedia of Contemporaneous Biography. Vol. II. The New York Tribune Company. pp. 721–723. Retrieved December 8, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "For the State Senate: George B. Sloan Renominated for a Third Successive Term" (PDF). The New York Times. Watertown, New York. October 4, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Senator Sloan's Career" (PDF). The New York Times. Albany. May 27, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Ruinous Barley Duty" (PDF). The New York Times. Washington. February 1, 1892. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "Death List of a Day: George Beale Sloan" (PDF). The New York Times. Oswego, New York. July 11, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "G. B. Sloan a Suicide" (PDF). The New York Times. July 12, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Geo. B. Sloan Left Estate of $1,225,970" (PDF). The New York Times. January 26, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
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