Milford chronicle., 1926-12-10
GEORGE B. HYNSON
DIED LAST SUNDAY:
FUNERAL WEDNESDAY
Former Milford Resident Had
Successful Career In Many DIFF.
ferent Vacations.
HEADED DELAWARE SONS
At Time OF His Death Mr.. HyDsOn
Was President Of Sons Of Del
aware OF Philadelphia.

George B. HynsOn, former resi-
dent of Milford, prominent Mason
and public speaker, died at the Poly
clinic Hospital in Philadelphia at 6
o'clock Sunday evening last, aged GA
years. He had been a patient at the
hospital for more than a week. Flu
neral services were held at his late
home in Germantown, Pa, Tuesday
afternoon. The body was brought to
Milford Wednesday morning, and
interment was made at Odd Fellows
cemetery with full Masonic honors,
the members of Temple Lodge No.
9, A. F. & A. M. of Milford, Of which
lodge he was a member, taking
charge.
Mr.. Hynson was born in Milford
"a years ago He was a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Garrett L. HynsOn. He is
survived by his wife, who was Miss
Susie Doughton, also by their son,
Matthew, and by his sister, Miss
Margaret Elizabeth HynsOn, teach
er in Wilmington.
Versatility and hard work were the
keynotes of the life of George B.
HynsOn. Educated in the public
schools of Milford, then in an acad-
emy at Claverack-On-the-Hu he
for two years taught in the school in
North Milford. He went to Philadel-
phia and studied law in the Office Of
former Judge r. L. Moon. While
practicing law in Philadelphia sew
eral years he also taught extempOra-
neOus speaking in the University of
Pennsylvania. Next he went to
Marietta College, Ohio, as elocutiOn
teacher for year.
Returning to Milford, he became
associated with his brother, Henry
L. HynsOn, owner of the Milford
News and Advertiser, Republican
paper that during the Civil War, un-
der another owner, had been threat
ened with destruction by Southern
sympathizers. The HynsOns LOOk an
active part in politics, and George
became reading clerk of the House
at Dover.
Upon the death of his brother he
became editor of the Milford publi-
cation, and later, for several years,
was editor of the Wilmington Even
ing Journal. He left the Journal 20
years ago to take charge of the ad-
Vertising of the l.. D. Caulk Com
pany, Milford, and when the News
and Advertiser, which had ceased
publication, was revived, he edited
that paper, as well as the advertising
of the Caulk Company.
While in Milford during this con-
nectiOn MIR. Hynson became the can
didate for governor on the Progress
sive party ticket, which party nOmt-
mated Roosevelt for the Presidency.
Mr.. Hynson ran ahead of his ticket.
Resigning from the Caulk Company,
he went to Philadelphia and estab-
lished the Biddle Press, which made
speciality of fine printing. Two
years ago he sold this and establish
ed the George B. Hynson Advertising
Agency, Philadelphia, of which he
was owner at the time of his death.
Mr.. Hynson had served a term as
president of the Sons of Delaware in
Philadelphia. He was a past grand
master of Masons in Delaware, ana
past master of Temple Lodge, No. 8,
of Milford. He served as an active
member of many of the more impor-
tant committees of the Masonic or
der. He was chosen deputy grand
master of the State in October, 1916,
and a year later grand master.
He was the author of the Delaware
State song, Delaware" and also the
author of a volume of folk poems,
Down Var and Whereabouts" Two
of these poems attracted especial at
tention, "Jeems and His Violin" and
Sussex County Applejack." He was
in great demand as a speaker, and
as such he was widely known both
in his native State and elsewhere.