Background
He was the son of John Lewis Blauvelt and Lucinda (Gurnee) Blauvelt.
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George Alanson Blauvelt
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Education
He attended Mountain. Chappaqua Institute, and graduated from Cornell University in 1890, and from Columbia Law School in 1892.
Career
In 1897, he was sued by William R. Thompson for $50,000 in damages, because Blauvelt had "alienated Thompson"s wife"s affections". In September 1914, he opened a law firm in Manhattan with New York Attorney General Thomas Carmody and Deputy Attorney General Joseph A. Kellogg, who both had just resigned, but left the firm in October 1915. He was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1915.
He was a Trustee of Cornell University from 1919 until his death.
He died on October 16, 1924, at his home in Monsey, New York, of pneumonia.
Membership
Blauvelt was a member of the New York State Assembly (Rockland Company) in 1911 and 1912. And of the New York State Senate (23rd Doctorate) in 1913 and 1914.
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Political Party
Democratic party