George W. Kavanagh
{{Short description|American lawyer and politician}}
George William Kavanagh (1880 – April 4, 1914) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
He was born in 1880 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the son of Murtha H. Kavanagh (1844–1940) and Margaret Kavanagh (1856–1901). He attended St. Anthony's Parochial School and St. Leonard's Academy. He graduated from New York University School of Law, and practiced law in Brooklyn.[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Brooklyn%20NY%20Greenpoint%20Daily%20Star/Brooklyn%20NY%20Greenpoint%20Daily%20Star%201904/Brooklyn%20NY%20Greenpoint%20Daily%20Star%201904%20-%200506.pdf Assembly Nominees] in The Star, of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on October 8, 1904
Kavanagh entered politics as a Democrat. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 14th D.) in 1905 and 1906.[https://archive.org/stream/officialnewyorkf04fitc#page/350/mode/1up Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes] by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 350 and 352)
He died on April 4, 1914, and was buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Queens.[http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/George-William-Kavanagh/4278334#given_names=George&family_names=Kavanagh George William Kavanagh] at BillionGraves
References
{{reflist}}
{{s-start}}
{{s-par|us-ny-hs}}
{{succession box | before = John B. Ferre | title = New York State Assembly
Kings County, 14th District | years = 1905–1906 | after = William J. Donohue}}
{{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kavanagh, George W.}}
Category:Politicians from Brooklyn
Category:Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Category:New York University School of Law alumni
Category:19th-century American people
Category:People from Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Category:20th-century members of the New York State Legislature