George William Burleigh
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.[1][1][2]
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.[3] He attended New York Law School and then married Isis Yturbide Stockton (1868-1945).[1]
In 1913 he was on the American Peace Centenary Committee.[1] By 1914 he was a director of the Lackawanna Steel Company.[1][4]
He replaced Colonel Edward Coleman Delafield to commanded the Ninth Coast Defense Command of the New York Guard during World War I.[1][5]
He relinquished his command in 1919 to become the assistant Inspector General for the New York Guard.[3]
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.[5]
He died on March 15, 1940 in New York City.[1]
His widow died in 1943.[6]
References
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