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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | George G. Battle |
| Address | 850 Park Avenue
New York City, New York , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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October 26, 1868
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| Died | April 29, 1949
(80 years)
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| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
Oct 11, 2009 10:06am |
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| Info | BATTLE, George G(ordon) - New York City attorney and leader of the Tammany faction of the Democratic Party in the City.
Born 10/26/1868 on Cool Spring Plantation, Edgecombe Co., NC; son of Turner W. & Lavinia B. (Daniel) Battle.
Graduated from the Univ. of NC 1883; Master's from the Univ. of Virginia, 1889
Studied law under Jacob Battle in Rocky Mount NC
Relocated to NYC in 1890 and attended Columbia Univ. Law School.
Admitted to the NYC Bar 1891
Asst District Attorney, NYC, 1892-1897.
Married Martha Bagby 1898; no children. She was the daughter of the State Librarian of Virginia, George W. Bagby.
Partner, Battle & Marshall (law firm) 1901-1911 and the law firm O'Gorman, Battle and Marshall thereafter with other alternate names
Candidate for NYC District Attorney 1909
Delegate to the Democratic National Conventions of 1920, 1928, 1936, 1940
Received the vote of the North Carolina delegation for US President at the 1924 DNC on one ballot
In 1940, the American Hebrew Magazine gave its annual Medal for the Promotion of Better Understanding Between Christians and Jews in America to Battle, who was serving as chairman of the Council against Intolerance in America. [NYT 2/21/1941]
Died 4/29/1949, Fredricksburg VA. Battle was travelling to his country estate in Orange County VA when he suffered a heart attack. Taken to a hospital in Fredricksburg, he died there the same day. He was buried in the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond VA.
James T. Havel, U.S. Presidential Candidates and the Elections, vol. 1, p. 35; New York Times, 4/30, 5/1/1949 |
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