George M. Landers

George Marcellus Landers
George Marcellus Landers
Member of the; United States House of Representatives; from Connecticut's 1st district
	In office; March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
Preceded by	Joseph Roswell Hawley
Succeeded by	John R. Buck
President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate
Member of the; Connecticut Senate
	In office; 1853; 1869; 1873
Member of the; Connecticut House of Representatives
	In office; 1851; 1867; 1874
Personal details
Born	February 22, 1813
Died	March 27, 1895 (aged 82)

George Marcellus Landers (February 22, 1813 – March 27, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

Biography

Born in Lenox, Massachusetts, Landers attended the public schools. He moved to New Britain, Connecticut, in 1830 and engaged in the manufacture of hardware. He served as member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1851, 1867, and 1874. He served in the Connecticut Senate in 1853, 1869, and 1873. He served as President pro tempore of the Connecticut Senate. He was State bank commissioner in 1874.

Landers was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879). He died in New Britain, Connecticut, March 27, 1895. He was interred in Fairview Cemetery.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Joseph R. Hawley	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st congressional district March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Succeeded by Joseph R. Hawley

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