Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-05
OBITUARY.
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George Michael Steinman died at his
residence, No. 89 South priuco street, ut
about = a, ~, tO. day, after an Illness Of SOW
oral yeats, enfcebing him steadily.
during which he has several times been
in critical condition aud for somo
days his friends aud family have been
apprehcnsve Of fatal termination ~ his
illness.
Mr.. Steinman, who has been for many
years the head OF the Wholesale aud retail
hardware establishment OF George NJ.
Stoinman & Co, was born July II,
1878, and was tho eldest son of John
Frederick Steinman, who is now liv
ing, In his 0jth year. llo was educated IN
the private school Of john Hummoro, uI
| Burlington, ". J. llD was only lS
years old when ho became associated,
with his father in the business, which had
| been established at the site where 1t IL
| still carried on in 1904. lle was admitted
into partnership, under tho name of Stein.
man h Son. on coming of age. Upon
| tho retirement of his father on January |,
| 1910, he succeeded to the sole control Of il,
his brother Charles, to whom his father
had designed at that date surrenderirg
tho business, in connection with him, hay.
|
twenty first year under his direction 1t
grew aud became ono of the largest
| of the kind in the state. From time
| to time he had different associates, no
himself remaining the head OF tho firm in
which at tho time of his decease his son
George and his son.iu.law George NJ.
| Franklin, were associated with Ia i'm.
| MIR. :. was member of common oOnn.
oil OF this city for eleven years, aud presi.
n hA h.AIy at.,hN H..
| until 1884 he was president Of the school
board, aud served as member of that
body in oil eleven years. Ho was once tho
| Democratic candidate for Congress
against Thaddeus Stevens, and his high
standing in his own party and great popu
| larity with the opposition, made him
very formidable opponent
Besides his private business enterprises,
deceased took an active part in building
the second city reservoir, tho central mar
ket houses, the Stevens house and other
public improvements and 70 his influence
IN councils the city owes the institution OF
the sinking fund.
He was formerly a member OF the Union
fire company but, in company with
others, organized tho Humane, to meet
the increasing wants II the west end Of
the city, and for thirty years was treasurer
of that organic alton.
Mr.. Steiuman was married April 8, 1888,
to Elizabeth FTedorika, daughter of John
Myer, who survives him ; their three chill.
dien are Mrs Geo. NJ Franklin, Miss
Mary +. and Geo. Stciuman. Ho died on
the anniversary Of his wedding.
MIR. Steiuman was probably as widely
known in the community as any member OF
tt. Ofo of its oldest families, he was long
engaged in very extensive business aud
bad relations reaching to every township
and hamlet in the county. Genial aud
democratic in his bearing, those who had
commercial intercourse with him felt
that he was their personal friend
, aud such he was, for no man
could have been more liberal with his
customers nor have mere deeply impressed
them with a sense OF fair dealing and in.
tegrty. Country stOrekecpors, farmers
blacksmiths, builders and other mechanics
, who had dealings with him learned to
, know and fully appreciate his rare quail.
ties as busiuo 3 man aud citizen.
He was prominently one of the broad
minded and useful men who took an
, active and profound interest IN all that
made for the moral aud material welfare
of the community, lie was hboral aud
discriminating in his charities foremost
, in business enterprise and a generous sup.
+ porter of religious, educational and other
moral agencies. He was of acute
. mind aud gifted with most excel.
lent faculty of expression. His con-
tributfOns to the debates of the Howard
evening will be well remembered as forc
. ble, practical talks on timely topics, which
D instructed while they entertained,
/ In politics he was sincere and intelli-
r gent believer in Jeif5rsonian Democracy
aud by his vote and aid contributed to tho
g success and promotion Of the principles and
tho party which he espOused, coming to
A them by Inheritance but holding them by
I firm conviction. Although in feeble
Q health he was able tn go to the polls last
n November and took great pleasure in
J casting his ballot for tho nominees Of his
O party,
;. Mr.. Steinman took great deal OF inter
I est in the agricultural interests Of the
D county, which he recognized as the basis
{ of it's wealth and Of the business prosper
y ity of the city. He performed an impor.
0 taut part in the development of this inter
@ est when he purchased aud set out to
4 improve the tract of 600 acres in Martic
, township. near Riwlinsville, which he not
| only made a beautiful country seat and
= the centre OF that social hospitality,
. of which he was a generous ex-
@ emplar, but by generous modes
l Of farming he set an example to the
surrounding farmers which retouuded to
the improvement OF the whole neighbor'
hood.