George Mallon
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George Mallon was an editor for The Sun (New York) from Malone, New York
. He was active in
New York
literary circles for forty years as both a writer and an editor. George Barry Mallon was the son of M.S. and Martha Elizabeth Barry Mallon. He graduated from Amherst College
in 1887 and studied at Franklin Academy
prior to this.
in the fall of 1887, working as a reporter for the Commercial Advertiser
. In 1888 Mallon joined The Sun, being promoted to assistant city editor in 1895 and city editor in 1903. He continued in this position for a decade, training a number of young newspaper writers. He resigned from The Sun in 1912 and took a job with the Butterick Publishing Company. On the occasion of his leaving the newspaper,
The Sun Alumni Association gave a luncheon in his honor at the Hotel Brevoort. Charles S. Whitman
, district attorney of New York
and later
the state's governor, was among those in attendance.
When the United States
entered World War I
Mallon started a weekly newspaper in New Jersey
called War Thrift. He employed it effectively as a tool for raising thrift stamps. During his association with Bankers Trust Company he presided over their publication which
pertained to economic and financial subjects. It concentrated particularly on the financial situations of England
, France
, and Canada
.
Mallon was a popular after dinner speaker when he was president of the Dutch Treat Club and as an associate of the Amherst Alumni Association.
Republican Club. Her grandfather was Job Lippincott Black, superintendent of public works in New York in 1848. Irene died in 1923.
Mallon's death was attributed to leucocythemia. He died in Baltimore, Maryland at Howard Kelly Hospital.
Malone (village), New York
-Notable natives:Notable natives include:*William Almon Wheeler served as Vice President of the United States under Rutherford Hayes. Is buried at Morningside Cemetery in Malone....
. He was active in
New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
literary circles for forty years as both a writer and an editor. George Barry Mallon was the son of M.S. and Martha Elizabeth Barry Mallon. He graduated from Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
in 1887 and studied at Franklin Academy
Franklin Academy
Franklin Academy is a coeducational boarding school in East Haddam, Connecticut, United States, serving students in grades 9–12 that have an auditory learning style preference. The school's primary mission is serving children with nonverbal learning disability and Asperger's Syndrome.-History:The...
prior to this.
Career as a journalist
He came to New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in the fall of 1887, working as a reporter for the Commercial Advertiser
Commercial Advertiser
The New-York Commercial Advertiser was an evening American newspaper.It was published, with slight name variations, from 1797-1904, though it originated as the American Minerva founded in 1793.-History:...
. In 1888 Mallon joined The Sun, being promoted to assistant city editor in 1895 and city editor in 1903. He continued in this position for a decade, training a number of young newspaper writers. He resigned from The Sun in 1912 and took a job with the Butterick Publishing Company. On the occasion of his leaving the newspaper,
The Sun Alumni Association gave a luncheon in his honor at the Hotel Brevoort. Charles S. Whitman
Charles S. Whitman
Charles Seymour Whitman served as the 41st Governor of New York from January 1915 to December 1918. He was also a delegate to Republican National Convention from New York in 1916.-Biography:...
, district attorney of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and later
the state's governor, was among those in attendance.
When the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
entered World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
Mallon started a weekly newspaper in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
called War Thrift. He employed it effectively as a tool for raising thrift stamps. During his association with Bankers Trust Company he presided over their publication which
pertained to economic and financial subjects. It concentrated particularly on the financial situations of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Mallon was a popular after dinner speaker when he was president of the Dutch Treat Club and as an associate of the Amherst Alumni Association.
Private life
He married Irene Stuyvesant Black in 1895. She was the daughter of William T. Black, a former city surveyor of New York and treasurer of theRepublican Club. Her grandfather was Job Lippincott Black, superintendent of public works in New York in 1848. Irene died in 1923.
Mallon's death was attributed to leucocythemia. He died in Baltimore, Maryland at Howard Kelly Hospital.