George Gilbert Hoskins was an American

United States

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 politician

Politician

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 of the Republican Party.

Life

After completing his preparatory studies, he engaged in mercantile pursuits. For a number of years he was town clerk of Bennington and justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

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. He was Postmaster of Bennington, NY, from 1849 to 1853 and from 1861 to 1866.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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 in 1860, 1865 and 1866, and was Speaker

Speaker of the New York State Assembly

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 in 1865. In 1867, he removed to Attica, NY. There he was commissioner of public accounts from 1868 to 1870. On May 1, 1871, he was appointed collector of internal revenue for the twenty-ninth district of New York.

He was a United States Representative from 1873 to 1877 (30th District 1873-75, 31st District 1875-77). He was Lieutenant Governor of New York

Lieutenant Governor of New York

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 from 1880 to 1882, elected in 1879

New York state election, 1879

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He was buried at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Attica, N.Y.

Sources

• http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hortsman-hostler.html#R9M0J118K Political Graveyard