George H. Forster

George Henry Forster (June 20, 1838 – November 8, 1888) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

He was born on June 20, 1838, in Charlestown, now a part of Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Henry Forster and Mary Taber (Swift) Forster.[1]

He graduated from Harvard University in 1857.[1] Then he worked for a railroad company and studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1861, and practiced law in New York City. He lived in Riverdale, which was then an area in the Town of Kingsbridge, in Westchester County. The area was annexed by New York City in 1874, and became part of the 24th Ward, but continued as part of the 1st Assembly district of Westchester County until the next re-apportionment in 1879. Since 1898, it has been part of the Borough of the Bronx.

Forster was a member of the New York State Assembly (Westchester Co., 1st D.) in 1876; and of the New York State Senate (11th D.) in 1880 and 1881.

In 1882, he left the Republican Party, and joined Tammany Hall instead. He was President of the Board of Aldermen of New York City in 1888, and died two days after his re-election.

He died on November 8, 1888, at his home in Riverdale, of typhoid fever.

References

  1. Report of the Class of 1857 in Harvard College. Harvard University. George Henry Forster, son of Henry and Mary Taber Swift Forster, was born in Charlestown, Mass., June 20, 1838. ...

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New York State Assembly
Preceded by
Dennis R. Shiel
New York State Assembly
Westchester Co., 1st District

1876
Succeeded by
Ambrose H. Purdy
New York State Senate
Preceded by
Stephen H. Wendover
New York State Senate
11th District

1880–1881
Succeeded by
Frank P. Treanor
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