The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-09-13
Sudden Death of George b.
PaSSmOre.

George Il. P..ssmOre, prominent citl.
zen, OF OXloId, Pa, who formerly re-
sided i'll tins county, died suddenly of
| paralysis OF the brain at his,fesideuce on
Sunday evening last. He was attacked
on F.Iday evening while taking to some
| friends. He recovered Consciousness but
once ior an hour or two up 10 the time OF
hir death.
| We extract the following from a bog
raphicti sketch OF the deceased published
in Chester county exchange.
George b. PaSsmcre Was BON / b mo,
81, 1888, in Little Britain, Liucaser
county, Pa. lie was the son of Andrew
| N. and Judith (Wi!son) P..ssmore, and
grandson at E'lis Passmore, the founder
aud owner Of The once famous Pheasant
Garden Iron Works" Whilst George
was quite a lad his parents re noved to
East Nottingham, Chester couutR, where
he passed lis boyhood days worNlng on a
| farm.
When quite young he evinced Il great
| fOndness for books and study, aud made
rapid progress in the public schools,
! which he attended until about his six
teeuth year, VIXEN he entered Jordan
| Bank Academy as student Here
under the excellent tuIelage Of its then
able principal, Dir. Evan Pugh, he was
/ prepared for college.
lie entered aud was graduated from
Delaware College, Newark, Del. carrying
off the first honors of the Glass of 1855.
After graduation he taught school one
! year in Virginia; returning to Peunsyl-
vlnIa lie resumed teaching here. In 15G1
he became principal OF the Public Schools
oi Oxford, Pa, position he filed with
| honor and credit to himself and usefulness
and profit to those who had the benefit
of his care and instruction., as eau well
| be attested by many of our leading citi
zeus.
Whilst teaching in Oxford, Ash mo-.
17lh. 1859, be was married to Elizabeth
g., daughter to John and Esther (More)
| Broomell. IL few year he relinGuished
teaching aud settled on a farm IN East
! Nottingham, but farming was not con
| genial to one of his active mind and tenn
permanent; hence in 1873 he removed to
| Rising sun, Sid, where he engaged in the
| grain aud fertilizer trade. He was mainly
! instrumental in establishing the Friend S
| Normal Institution" an institution OF
learning that is still furnishing III that
| pleasant village. For Il time he was the
superintendent, and during his residence
there continued to give it his material
and moral support. In 1876 he returned
to Oxford, Pa, and engaged i'll the iertili-
| ger, gram and lumber trade, being as
sociatcd with Henry Cope, uuder the firm
named OF PIssmore & Cope. During the
five years of this partnership the firm
was very successful III business. Soon
after the dissolution OF this partnership
he become associated with some other
parties i'll organizing the Susqnehauna
| Fertilizer Co. Their works were at first
located near Perryville, Md, but their
rapidly increasing trade compelled them
to seek better location and they remov,
ed them TO Baltimore. Very much of the
success of this Company was owing to his
untiring energy and naturally fine bust
ness qualities. \ few years subsequently
he organized the Oxford Milling Co."
of " hich he was President at the time OF
his death. lie also again entered into the
coal and lumber business il Oxford, hav
ing associated with in business his sor
Hanson p under the firm name of George
b. Passmore 4 Son.