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EXHIBIT 99CERT

Certifications

I, Jeffrey W. Priest, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of General American Investors

Company, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the

statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were

made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial

information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the

financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash

flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash

flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for

establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in

Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control

over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment

Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such

disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to

ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its

consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,

particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused

such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our

supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of

financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external

purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the

effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90

days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal

control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter

of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is

reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over

financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the

registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of

directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design

or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably

likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,

summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or

other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control

over financial reporting.

Date: August 3, 2015

By: /s/Jeffrey W. Priest

Jeffrey W. Priest

President and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

I, Eugene S. Stark, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of General American Investors

Company, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement

of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the