About George William Burleigh
Lived 1870 – 1940 (aged 69). George William Burleigh was an American lawyer.
George William Burleigh Jr. (April 18, 1870 – March 15, 1940) was a director of the Lackawanna Steel Company and a Colonel in the New York National Guard who commanded the Ninth Coast Defense during World War I.
Biography
He was born on April 18, 1870, in Somersworth, New Hampshire, to George William Burleigh Sr. (1830–1878) and Hannah Louise Bryant. He attended at St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. He graduated from Princeton University in 1892.
He replaced Colonel Edward Coleman Delafield to commanded the Ninth Coast Defense Command of the New York Guard during World War I.
He relinquished his command in 1919 to become the assistant Inspector General for the New York Guard.
He was awarded the Chevalier Legion d'Honneur by René Viviani on April 11, 1921. He was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross of the State of New York on June 4, 1921.
His widow died in 1943.
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American industrialist and militia officer (1870–1940)
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George William Burleigh died on 15 March 1940 in Manhattan.
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