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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.

Kavanagh entered politics as a Democrat. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Kings Co., 14th D.) in 1905 and 1906.

He died on April 4, 1914, and was buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Queens.

References

1. Assembly Nominees in The Star, of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on October 8, 1904
2. 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)
3. George William Kavanagh at BillionGraves

• 1880 births
• 1914 deaths
• Politicians from Brooklyn
• Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
• New York University School of Law alumni
• 19th-century American people
• People from Greenpoint, Brooklyn
• 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature