George McAneny

George Francis McAneny
George McAneny in 1910
President of the Borough of Manhattan
In office 1910–1913
Preceded by	John Cloughen
Succeeded by	Marcus M. Marks
Constituency	Borough of Manhattan (New York City)
President of the New York City Board of Aldermen
In office 1914–1916
Preceded by	Ardolph Loges Kline
Succeeded by	Frank L. Dowling
Constituency	City of New York
New York City Comptroller
In office 1933–1933
Preceded by	Charles W. Berry
Succeeded by	Arthur Cunningham
Constituency	City of New York
Personal details
Born	December 24, 1869 (1869-12-24) Jersey City, New Jersey
Died	July 29, 1953 (1953-07-30) (aged 83) Princeton, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Hobart College law school, Geneva, New York
Profession	newspaperman, public official

George Francis McAneny (December 24, 1869 – July 29, 1953), a newspaperman and municipal reformer, was Manhattan Borough President from 1910 to 1913, President of the New York City Board of Aldermen from 1914 to 1916, and New York City Comptroller in 1933. He also served as executive secretary of the New York City Civil Service Commission, secretary of the New York Civil Service Reform League (1894-1902), and executive manager of The New York Times (1916-1921).

McAneny was born on Christmas Eve, 1869, in Greenville, New Jersey, graduated from Jersey City High School and then reported for The New York World, supporting civil service, city planning and a Bureau of Municipal Research. At different times he was executive secretary of the New York Civil Service Commission and secretary of the New York Civil Service Reform League (1894–1902).

While president of the City Club of New York from 1906 to 1909, he served on the city's charter review commission (1908). He was elected on fusion tickets as Manhattan Borough President in 1909 and as President of the New York City Board of Aldermen in 1913, serving from that position for several months as acting mayor in place of John Purroy Mitchel.