Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-10-23

Col. George F. Huff will receive the
hearty and united support of the Repub-
licans of this county at the ensuing cleo
ton.
From the Biographical History OF
Westmoreland County we excerpt the
following sketch:
Ore OF the most energetic and public
spirited men in Pennsylvania Is eX.
Senator George F. Huff, a remarkably
able man and widely known banker,
tinancier and coal operator.
He is prominently Identified with nearly
every industry OF magnitude or import
ance that exists in the county.
His paternal ancestry dates back to
Baldwin Won Hoff, NOW HufD, who re-
sided. on the family estates in Bavaria.
His parental ancestors were John Fred
erick and Susanna (Keim) HUFF, both OF
whom are buried at Huff Church, Berks
county, Pennsylvania, so called because
of the donation of land at that place by
them for a church site and burial ground.
On his maternal side he traces his an
cestry back to Berlin, Germany, four
generations to Jacob Bayer (Dow writ
ten Boyer. Henry Boyer (grandfather)
was a member of the Pennsylvania
Legislature from Berks county from 1923
to 1927 and also in 1531. He was the
founder Of Boyertown, now a flourish
| ing municipality in Berks county. His
daughter, Caroline Kreps Boyer, married
George Huff Gather, who moved in
1851 to Altoona, Pennsylvania, where
George F. Huff attended the public
schools and at the age OF IL years en-
tered the shops of the railroad at that
place to learn the car finishing trade.
After three years of labor he received,
without solicitation on his part, a high
recommendation from his railroad EN-
ployers to the banking house OF VIM. NJ.
Lloyd & Co., the leading bankers OF
Blair county. who invited him to take a
position with them, which he accepted
| In 1865 they sent him to Ebensburg,
Pa, to establish branch of their bank
| ing house. In that mission he was sue
cessful beyond the expectations OF all
| concerned and in one year was recalled
| to the home office at Altoona.
In 1867 he removed to Greensburg and
| established the Greensburg Deposit Bank
| OF Lloyd, Huff & Co., with branches at
| Latrobe and Irwin, Pa. These banks
went out of business in 1878 on account
/ OF the serious financial embarrassment OF
| the senior member of the firm, Mr.. VIM.
| NJ. Lloyd. In 1871 Mr.. Huff organized
| the Farmers National Bank of Green's
burg, and was it's first president, remain
| ing at the head of the bank until 1874,
when he took the management OF its
| business as cashier and General Richard
Coulter was elected president. Subse-
uuently the officers OF the bank procured
an Act OF Congress, changing its name
| and location. 1t then became the Fifth
| National Bank of Pittsburg and upon its
| removal to that city, Mr.. Huff was
| chosen vice president, which position he
held until 1876, when he resigned In
1874 he helped to organize the Greens
burg Banking Company, one of the most
solid and substantial banking institu-
tions of Western Pennsylvania, and few
banks in the state maintained so promi-
nent position in the confidence of the
public and welded such an influence as
this bank Mr.. Huff was its first cashier
and remained in that position until 1887
| when he resigned. His management OF
| this institution was based upon wise,
safe and economical financial principles,
which best subserves and largely pro-