About George F. Langbein
Lived 1842 – 1911 (aged 68). George F. Langbein was an American politician.
George Frederick Langbein (June 29, 1842 – May 27, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He served in the New York State Assembly in 1887 and in the New York State Senate from 1888 to 1889.
Early life and education Langbein was born on June 29, 1842, in Hirschhorn am Neckar, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse. The family emigrated to the United States in 1846 and settled in New York City.
He graduated from Grammar School No. 19 in 1855.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (7th District) in 1888 and 1889.
Personal life and death On January 23, 1886, his 21-year-old son George F. Langbein Jr. shot himself dead. The authorities believed it was suicide, while the parents believed it was an accident.
Langbein died on May 27, 1911, at his home in Howells, Orange County, New York. He was 68 years old.
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George F. Langbein was born on 29 June 1842 in New York City.
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