George Petry (1833-1890) Maple 6

George Petry was born in Paterson New Jersey in 1833. He learned the  

trade of tin, copper and sheet iron and work in that field in New York  

City. In 1866 he located in Long Island City where he established a  

large tin factory. In 1870, Mr. Petry was one of the first school  

commissioners appointed by Mayor Ditmars.

In politics Mr. Petry became well known and in 1877 he was elected  

Alderman at Large and served until spring of 1879. In 1880 he was  

elected Mayor, but was counted out by the Debevoise group. He  

succeeded in establishing the validity of his election through the  

courts, and took office after the arrest and imprisonment of Debevoise  

in 1883. He was applauded for getting the area in better financial  

state.He was reelected in 1883, but in 1886 was defeated by Gleason  

who ran against him.

  He resided at 163 Twelfth Street in Long Island City. He was twice  

married and had three children.