Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-04-18

George Wallace Delam ater was
born in Meadville, Pa, oa the 3lst
of March 1S49, and has consequently
seen the full half of the fourscore
years, the extreme limit of the life
of man. He is the eighth genera
tion of The family of Delamaters in
Crawford county, Claude lie Maitre
and his wife Hester, daughter of
Pierre Du Bois. from whom he is
descended, having been married in
Holland, whittier they had gone to
escape religious persecution in 1862,
and in the same year emigranted to
New Amsterdam. now New York.
His maternal ancestry is traced back
for nine generations in this country ;,
William Towne, from whom lie is
lineally descended, having settled in
Salem, Massachusetts in 1910. Salem
Towne, the educator, was descend
ant from this branch of the family
and the late Schuyler Colfax and
Governor Tod from the Delamater
branch. No family has displayed a
more patriotic devotion to country
whether in the earlier or later strug-
giles for free institutions and their
perpetuity than this, the rolls of the
army in every fresh encounter bear
ing with honor the name of Dela-
mater.
The father of Mr.. Delamater, the
Hon. George B. Delamater, known
throughout the borders OF the Com
monwealth, having represented the
Crawford and Erie district in the
State Senate, and has proved him
self not only a wise and prudent
legislature, but an able and success
full business man. Large interests
have been entrusted to him with
implicit confidence, and never has
the trust been abused. The Family
name has never been furnished and
is to-day the synonym of honor.
The sou received common SCHOOL,
education and, what is far better,
the tutelage and guidance of q cul-
tured and pious mother. In due
course be entered as a student in
Alleghany College, one of the Oldest
of the colleges of better class in the
country. He acquitted himself with
honor as q student and bore with
him at his graduation the esteem and
regard OF his associates and his in
structors. Purposing to adopt the
law as his profession, he entered the
Harvard Law School, and after the
required period of study was adj
mitted to practice in the courts of
Crawford. Possessing himself of a
library of rare excellence and mis-
cellapeous collection Of the best in
science and polite literature, he sat
down to the practice. Of his pro-
fession with every prospect OF a
brilliant career His training had
been thorough and ample, and his
tastes were professional.
But after some three years de-
voted to his profession, openings
for large business enterprises pre-
senting themselves, he entered upon
them with all his manly vigor, and
has been successful. He is at the
head of the banking house of Del
amater & Company, II director of
the Merchants National bank of
Meadville, president of the company
and owner of controlling interests
in the Meadville and Linesville rail-
road, president Of the MeadvilleI
Fuel Gas company, and connected
with other local enterprises.
While epgrossed in large business
transactions, he has been given to
educational and philanthropIc en-
terprises. In participating in pub
lie affairs, says writer, MIR. Del
amater has been influenced more by
q desire to harmonize conflicting and
warning interests and factions than
Tor personal or selfish advancement.
To subserve the good OF the public,
to uphold broad, vigorous, reason
able end and just policy in state and
nation, has been his settled un-
[ yielding purpose. 10 give to every