Background
Benton, George Alden was born on May 7, 1848 in Tolland, Connecticut, United States. Son of A. L. and Louise (Alden) Benton.
Benton, George Alden was born on May 7, 1848 in Tolland, Connecticut, United States. Son of A. L. and Louise (Alden) Benton.
Student Williams College, 2 years. Bachelor of Arts, Cornell, 1871. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1874.
Admitted to bar, 1874, and practiced at Rochester. District attorney, 1886-1892, surrogate, 1895-1905. Company judge, 1906, Monroe County, New York.
Justice Supreme Court of the New York, 7th District, for term 1907-1918. Retired by age, January 31, 1918. Appointed official referee, January 1919.
Mason.
Married Catharine Westerdeck, July 8, 1892.