George Sykes (September 20 1802 – February 25 1880) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey’s 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and was reelected in 1845 to fill a vacancy serving until 1847.Sykes was born in Sykesville New Jersey (in North Hanover Township) on September 20 1802.