Editing George Opdyke

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{{Character Infobox
|image = Wiki noimage.jpg
|birth = 7 December 1805<br>{{Wiki|Kingwood Township, New Jersey|Kingwood}}, [[New Jersey]], [[United States]]
|death = 12 June 1880<br>[[New York City]], [[New York]], United States
|species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = *{{Wiki|Government of New York (state)|Government of New York}}
**{{Wiki|New York State Assembly}}
}}
'''George Opdyke''' (1805 – 1880) was an [[United States|American]] entrepreneur and the Mayor of [[New York]] during the [[American Civil War]] from 1862 to 1864.

==Biography==
===New York draft riots===
Near the end of his term as Mayor, Opdyke recruited and equipped troops and responded to the developing [[New York draft riots|riots]] regarding the conscription.<ref>{{WP|George Opdyke}}</ref> Opdyke and Governor [[Horatio Seymour]] wished for the riots to cease, his stance on the matter being discussed at the same time by ''{{Wiki|Niblo's Garden}}'' theatergoers to the [[Italy|Italian]] opera singer [[Adelina Patti]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' – Chapter 8</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' {{Imo}}

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