George Sykes (politician)
- George Sykes (politician)
Infobox Congressman
name = George Sykes
width =
state = New Jersey
district = 3rd
party = Democratic
term = March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
preceded = John Bancker Aycrigg
William Halstead
John Patterson Bryan Maxwell
Joseph Fitz Randolph
Charles C. Stratton
Thomas J. Yorke (Elected statewide on a Whig Party general ticket)
succeeded = Samuel G. Wright (W)
term2 = November 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
preceded2 = Samuel G. Wright (W)
succeeded2 = William A. Newell (W)
date of birth = September 20, 1802
place of birth = Sykesville, New Jersey
date of death = February 25, 1880
place of death = Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
spouse =
profession = Politician
religion =
footnotes =
George Sykes (April 19, 1806 - February 25, 1880) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845, and was reelected in 1845 to fill a vacancy, serving until 1847.
Sykes was born in Sykesville, New Jersey (in North Hanover Township) on September 20, 1802. He was educated by private teachers, and became a surveyor and conveyancer.
He was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1843 to March 3, 1845. He was elected to the Twenty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel G. Wright, and served from November 4, 1845 to March 3, 1847.
After leaving Congress, he resumed his former pursuits. He was a member of the council of properties of West Jersey, and was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1877 to 1879. He died near Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey on February 25, 1880, and was interred in Old Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground near Wrightstown, New Jersey.
External links
*CongBio|R000300|George Sykes
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sword-szymczak.html#R9M0JEMA5 George Sykes] at The Political Graveyard
*Findagrave|6938475|George Sykes
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