| George G. Sumner | |
| Order1: | 61st |
| Office1: | Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut |
| Term Start1: | January 3, 1883 |
| Term End1: | January 8, 1885 |
| Governor1: | Thomas M. Waller |
| Predecessor1: | William H. Bulkeley |
| Successor1: | Lorrin A. Cooke |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1841 |
| Spouse: | Julia Ella Gallup Sumner |
| Children: | William Gallup SumnerJulia Ella Sumner |
| Party: | Democratic Party |
George G. Sumner (January 14, 1841 - September 20, 1906) was an American politician who was the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1883 to 1885.[1]
Sumner was born in Hebron, Connecticut, on January 14, 1841.[2] A native of Bolton, Connecticut, he moved to Hartford as a young man, was admitted to the bar in 1864 and began to practice law.[3] [4] He married Julia Ella Gallup and they had two children, William Gallup Sumner and Julia Ella Sumner.
Elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives as a Democrat[5] in 1867, Sumner served as representative for Bolton. He was elected mayor of Hartford in 1878 in a race against Morgan Bulkeley, who would succeed Sumner as mayor[6] and later become governor of Connecticut.[4] He was mayor from 1878 until 1880.[5] [6]
In 1882, he was nominated for Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut on the ticket with Thomas M. Waller and was elected by a large majority. It was the personal popularity of Sumner who carried the ticket through.[4] Waller and Sumner served for one period, from January 3, 1883, to January 8, 1885.
Sumner was a member of the Connecticut State Senate for the 1st District from 1887 to 1888.[4] [5]
Sumner died in a hospital at Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, on September 20, 1906 (age 65 years, 249 days).[3] [5] He is interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut.