George Bliss Agnew (1868 – June 21, 1941) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He graduated from Princeton University in 1891.
Agnew was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 27th D.) in 1903, 1904, 1905 and 1906.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (17th D.) from 1907 to 1910, sitting in the 130th, 131st, 132nd and 133rd New York State Legislatures.
In 1908, he co-sponsored, with Assemblyman Merwin K. Hart, the Hart–Agnew Law, an anti-horse-race-track-gambling bill which led to a total shutdown of horse-racing in the State of New York.
Agnew was defeated by John G. Saxe II in the November 8, 1910, election in a district that was Republican by a great majority. he died from pneumonia in New York in 1941.
References
- "Senator Agnew Fails Of Re-Election". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1910-11-10. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; pg. 347, 349f, 352 and 366f)
- The New York Red Book by Edgar L. Murlin (1903; pg. 105f)
External links
- The George Bliss Agnew papers at the New York Public Library
| New York State Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGherardi Davis | New York State Assembly New York County, 27th District 1903–1906 |
Succeeded byBeverley R. Robinson |
| New York State Senate | ||
| Preceded byMartin Saxe | New York State Senate 17th District 1907–1910 |
Succeeded byJohn G. Saxe |
- 1868 births
- 1941 deaths
- Republican Party New York (state) state senators
- Politicians from Manhattan
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Princeton University alumni
- Deaths from pneumonia in New York (state)
- Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery
- 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature