Background
Hoskins, George Gilbert was born on December 24, 1824 in Bennington, New York, United States.
United States representative politician
Hoskins, George Gilbert was born on December 24, 1824 in Bennington, New York, United States.
Raised on a farm, he attended the common schools and an academy, and at the age of seventeen, he began teaching school.
When he was twenty-two, he engaged successfully in mercantile pursuits. He was Postmaster of Bennington, New York, from 1849 to 1853 and from 1861 to 1866. In 1867, he moved to Attica, New York, where he was commissioner of public accounts from 1868 to 1870.
On May 1, 1871, he was appointed as Collector of Internal Revenue for the 29th District of New New York
A Republican, Hoskins served as United States Representative from March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 for the 30th District of New New York And from March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 for the 31st District of New New York
He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1880 to 1882, elected at the New York state election, 1879. Hoskins died in Attica, Wyoming County, New York, on June 12, 1893 (age 68 years, 170 days).
He is interred at the Forest Hill Cemetery in Attica, New New York
Foreign a number of years he was town clerk of Bennington and justice of the peace, and was a member of the New York State Assembly (Wyoming Company) in 1860, 1865 and 1866. Hoskins was Speaker in 1865.