George Dayton (October 2, 1827 – November 1902) was a New Jersey merchant and politician.
Dayton lived in Union Township in what is now Rutherford, New Jersey, where he was a successful hardware merchant.
[2] He was elected as a Democrat to represent Bergen County in the New Jersey Senate for one term from 1875 to 1877.
[3][4][2] Dayton "dropped out of sight after his term in the Senate",[2] moving to Closter, in 1890 and becoming the clerk of Harrington Township, New Jersey.
[2] He was buried in Brookside Cemetery in Englewood, New Jersey, on November 20, 1902.