McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1865-1940

George Brinton McClellan (b. Nov. 23, 1865, Dresden, Germany-d. Nov. 30, 1940, Washington, D.C.), Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army, Member, U.S. House of Representatives, and Mayor of New York City, had a varied career after graduating from Princeton University and earning a law degree. He worked as a newspaper reporter, was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1892, and was elected to the U.S. Congress for five terms from 1895 to 1903, resigning in 1903 having been elected Mayor of New York City, serving in that post from 1903 to 1910. He served as an officer in the Ordnance Department of the Army in 1917 and 1918, in the U.S. and in France during World War I. He was honorably discharged in April 1919.

From the description of McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1865-1940 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10572691

Son of Civil War general and professor of economic history at Princeton University.

From the description of Letter, March 18, 1915. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52538375

Mayor of New York City, 1903-1910, and son of General George Brinton McClellan.

From the description of Letterbooks, 1904-1909. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58760520

From the description of Autobiography, [193-]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58760513

Public official and educator.

From the description of Papers of George B. McClellan, 1838-1922. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131197

A graduate of Princeton (Class of 1886), McClellan was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1895-1903), mayor of New York (1903-1909), and professor of economic history at Princeton (1912-1931). A renowned scholar of Venice, he authored a number of historical books about Italy.

From the description of George B. McClellan papers, 1861-1940. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 609870484

Biographical Note

• 1865: Born, Dresden, Germany
• 1885 - 1888 : First lieutenant, New York National Guard
• 1886: B.A., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1889: M.A., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1889 - 1893 : Treasurer of N. Y.–Brooklyn Bridge Co.
• 1892: Admitted to bar
• 1893 - 1894 : President, board of aldermen, New York, N.Y.
• 1895 - 1903 : Representative in Congress from New York
• 1903 - 1909 : Mayor, New York, N.Y.
• 1904: Published The Oligarchy of Venice, an Essay. Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Co.
• 1912 - 1930 : Professor of economic history, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
• 1917 - 1918 : Served in United States Army during World War I
• 1940: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the George B. McClellan Papers, 1838-1922, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)