George C. Van Tuyl Jr.

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George Casey Van Tuyl Jr. (April 3, 1872 – February 9, 1938) was a prominent New York banker and public official. Born in Albany to a Dutch-American family, he started as a messenger at the National Exchange Bank in 1888, became a bank teller in 1894, and joined the Albany Trust Company in 1900 as secretary and treasurer. He rose to vice president in 1906 and president in 1908, and also led several other Albany banks and an insurance company.

In 1911 he was appointed New York State Superintendent of Banks, a Republican who was a close friend of Governor Dix. He served until 1914 and led the Van Tuyl Commission to reform the state’s banking laws. After leaving the post, he moved to New York City and became president of the Metropolitan Trust Company (1914–1920), while serving as director or officer at various other banks and financial firms.

Van Tuyl married Georgina Birch in 1903; she died in 1906. He married Lela E. LaMoure Gladwell in 1920. He was Episcopalian and a member of several clubs, including the Metropolitan Club and the New York Yacht Club. He died at 194 Riverside Drive in Manhattan on February 9, 1938, and was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery.