The daily gazette., 1878-04-15
FOURTH EDITION
Death orDr. Chaytor.
A wELL-KHowN CITIZEN GoNE-sKEfoH
OF HIS LIFE.

| OF HIS LIFE.
DR.. George w. Chaytor, one of Will
mingtons well known citizens, died
about 9 o'clock last evening, at his resi-
dence, No. 1112 king street, aged IS years,
3 months and 18 days. H. immediate
| cause of his death was pneumonia, from
which he had long been sufferer, but 1t
| did not assume q serious aspect until the
last few days Of his hfe. On Wednesday
last he was out as usual, attending to
the few family patients he retained
when he rehnquished his general prac-
tice several years ago. On Thursday he
was confined TO the h )use, and gradually
the pneumonia gre W worse until it end
ed his life on SunCay evening. The can
cerous affection OF hi face had no bear
ing upon his deaih a, it had given him
no pain or trouble for long time. He
was attended in his closing illness by
DIR. Z. C. Dunning.
DIR. Chaytor was born in Baltimore,
Md, on December 18th, 1913. His father
was a seamon, being at one time mid
shipmen in one of the South American
navies, and later captain of the steam
| boat plying between Frenchtown and
Baltimore, in the dayssof the New Castle
and Frenchtowr Railroad. DIR. Chaytor
graduated and practiced medicine in
Baltimore (where he was also for awhile
| captain of "A local military company and
removed to Wilmington in 1910. Here
he commenced the practice of his profess
sion, making a specially of affections of
the eye and ear, and soon acquired a
large practice, which he kept until he
| voluntarily relinqmshed it several years
ago. He was regarded as one of the
most successful and able physicians OF
| the city.
Shortly after his location in this city
DIR. Chaytor become actively Interested
in politics, and was one of the leading
members of the Democratic party in this
city and county. In 1913 he was a ire.
quent contributor to the DELAWARE
GAZETTE, being a good political writer
Before coming to Wilmington he edited
paper in Vicksburg, Miss, for a short
time.
When the Mexican War broke out,
DR.. Chaytor entered the Federal service
as Captain of Company X, of the Elev-
enth Regulars, which was known as the
Delaware Company. Its lieutenants were
Joseph Hedges, Columbus F. Evans and
Purnal Lofiand, who are all dead, and il
is probable that DIR. Chaytor was the
last surviving member Of the whole
company. Sickness, due to climatic
causes, forced him to return home with
out taking any active part i'll the war.
In 1854 he was the Democratic candi-
date for Mayor but was defeated by Dr.
Hayward, the Temperance and Know
Nothing candidate. In 1875 he was elect
ed Registrar Of Deaths and Burials, serv-
ing for one year, which was his last con.
nection with political life.
DR.. Chaytor was prominent member
OF the Masonic fraternity, and was one
OF the brightest and best read Masons
in this State. He was member of Lafay.
." Lodge, No. II, acting as Secretary
Sc years, and afterwards joined
n. l. 20. II, of which Lodge he Is a
t.M ,also held several official posi-.
tions IN rne Grand Lodge of Delaware
and in 1875 was elected Grand Master,
serving for one year. The flag at the
Masonic Temple is at half-Inast in respect
to his memory.
He will be buried by Temple Lodge
and the Grand Lodge Of Delaware, and
there will be a general turnout of the
Masonic fraternity on the occasion OF
the funeral. The interment will be al
Riverview Cemetery, on Wednesday af
ternoon, the funeral to leave the house
at O'clock