George Vincent McLaughlin (May 20, 1887 – December 7, 1967) was superintendent of the

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in 1920. He was the

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from 1926 to 1927 and president of the Brooklyn Trust Company in 1940; and vice chairman of the

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. McLaughlin was of

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heritage.

Biography

He was born on May 20, 1887. George Vincent McLaughlin in the World War I draft registration of 1917 He served as the

from January 1, 1926 to April 12, 1927. ''Time'' magazine wrote on August 23, 1926:

Last week Detective John Singer of Manhattan arrested a buck Negro for stealing a car, bought him some sandwiches and coffee, took him to Police Headquarters. It was hot. Officer Singer removed his coat, sat down to fill out the prisoner's pedigree card. Suddenly Negro Pierce snatched a revolver from Officer Singer's hip pocket, shot him three times to the death, escaped. One Kuku, a witness, was the only other person in the room. Later Murderer Pierce was captured in the Bowery after a taxicab chase. He told the police: "I shot the detective; I'm sorry." Manhattanites were shocked. John Singer was the sixth police-man to be killed on duty since January 1, 1926; eleven others had been shot, merely wounded. Police Commissioner George V. McLaughlin emitted a soothing statement: "We are getting all the bad breaks so far. The police are making splendid arrests, but the luck is against them."

George, as president of the Brooklyn Trust Company brought

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into the financial arrangements for

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in 1940. In 1947 he was awarded an

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from

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. He was a delegate to the

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for the 17th District. McLaughlin was a member of

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. He died on December 7, 1967.

References

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