Litchfield enquirer., 1857-04-16
Death of G. B. Wahster.

W are this morning called upon to an- nounce the death of one of the oldest and most | highly esteemed citizens of Buffalo, GEORGE B WI HESTER In the catalogue of those who were 1 among the first to discern the natural adyau- tages possessed by Buffalo to become a great commercial emporium, and to give substantial evidence of that confidence by large investments in business operations, no man was more prom. inent than himself For more than thirty years he was one of the leading men of the town and throughout all that period, and up to the day of his deeease, his reputation was without I spot or blcmish
 l Mir. Webster was born in Litchfield Connec ticut, in 119G, where he remained during his youth. For short period, he was engaged in mercantile business in Augusta, Georgia but in 1922 came to Buffalo, and from that time this has been luis home. At first he embark. ed ill what was the usual mercantile trade ear. lied on at the early settlement of New York keeping a stock of dry goods, groceries, hard ware &c. &c. such as was 1cqur red to meet the wants of those hardy pioneers who fe,led the l fore sts, opeued roads, and were first to dc. vcoe the resources of the coul.try. In 1925 he fcrmed a copartnership with the late THADnEUs .Ioy in the Forwarding and Commission busi- ness, and for quarter of century that firm was one of the best known in the State d synonym for probity, prouptitude, and every attribute belonging to the highest mercantile honor aud credit They were among the first who engaged ill the carrying trade on the Erie Canal were for many years largely interested ill the building and sailing of steam and sail craft en the lakes, and ranked with the largest owners of property of that description
 But prominent, and honorable as was his position as a merchant, he Was equally well known and esteemed as one of our most public. spirited citizens. In this respect it is high praise to say, but it is right to say it, that no man has stood higher in Buffalo. In every enterprise designed to promote the moral aud i the commercial interest of the town he was one of the foremost No laudablc charit, ever met his repulse, no ruhlic Improvement appealed to him in vain. From the year Il, here cast his lot, and until 1853, or '54 whel he removed to a remote part of the city, h' was the Senior Warden of St. Paus Church On the organization of the diocese of Westcrl 1 New York he was elected one of its four IIay Delegates to the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, and was regularly reelected until thret years ago, when he declined further service He was an active devoted friend of the Church extending to every tntCrl rise 10 "enlargc hel borders" not only his counsel and sympathy but the liberal assistance of his purse. Through out his last illness wh'ci continued through two months, he Lore himself with patience , cheerfulness and fortitude. To the last his mind was serene and clear, and his final mo- r:ents were given to calm and af1cctionate lcave-takings of his family and relatives He met his fate with the dignity of philosopher and the hope of Christian. His last hour was fit close of a we'll spent life he passed calmly and peacefully to his rest,
 ' Like one who wraps the drapcrv of his couch
 About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams
 BnGalo Courier, AprI f.