Arthur G. Elvin

Arthur G. Elvin (1865 – October 12, 1934) was an American mechanical engineer, inventor, and politician who served as Mayor of the Villages of Plandome and Flower Hill, New York.

Life and career Elvin was born in Peru, Indiana in 1865. He began working when he was aged 16 in a railroad shop in Indiana, employed as a machinist.

He eventually moved onto Long Island, New York, where he would be a founding member of the First National Bank of Manhasset and enter politics.

Political career Elvin served as Mayor of the Incorporated Village of Plandome during the 1920s. He then served as the 1st Mayor of the Incorporated Village of Flower Hill between May and September 1931, stepping down from the post shortly after the death of his wife; the Mayorship was subsequently given to William John Logan. Shortly afterwards, Elvin moved to adjacent Munsey Park.

Personal life Elvin was married to Sue Jamison Elvin, who died in 1931. The couple had one daughter.

Elvin owned a winter home in Fort Worth, Texas.

Death Elvin died from heart failure on October 12, 1934, at his summer home on Abbey Road in Munsey Park, New York. He is buried at Christ Church Cemetery in Manhasset.

Elvin was survived by his daughter, E.R. Lederer (née Elvin), who resided in Fort Worth, Texas.