Milford chronicle., 1954-08-13
II. p. George
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and the Delaware Trust Building,
Wilmington. Mr.. George maintained
residences in both cities. He spent
most Of his time in Wilmington at
1902 WOOdlawn avenue. His home
IN Dover was on Hazel Road.
A native of Delaware. he was
born at HazlettyiHe, Kent County.
on December %, 1891, the son of
the late William and Lydia George.
lie lived in the Kent County town,
about eight miles west of Dover,
until he was five years old. The
FAMILY then moved to Marydel, on
the Delaware-Maryland line, and it
was there that he spent most of his
younger life.
After attending the Marydel pub
lie school, Mr.. George took a three
year college preparatory course at
Mt. HermOn Boys School, Mt. Her
mon, Mass, He then entered the
University of Delaware from which
he was graduated in 1913 with the
degree of bachelor Of science in
engineering.
Following graduation, he worked
for 10 years on various cOnstruc-
tiOn projects in the East and in
1923 he went into partnership with
the late John p Lynch, who had
been his college classmate. Mr..
Lynch died in 1910.
Early in 1912, Richard NJ. Apple
by Of New Castle, the firms gen
eral superintendent and a 1917 civil
engineering graduate of the Univer-
sity of Delaware, became Mr..
Georges new partner and has con-
tinued as an officer of the firm
since that time.
Although the main Office is in
Dover, a great deal of the FIRMS
work is conducted from the Will
mingtOn offices in the Delaware
Trust Building. In addition to
many stretches Of highway through
out the state, engineering projects
completed by George & Lynch in
clude Delaware Park, Fort Miles.
the teleVisiOn line from Whining
ton to Philadelphia, the major dam
across the South River in New Jer-
sey, and the Rocket Proving
Ground near Wilmington, N. c.
Currently the company is construct
ing the derby track for PushmObile,
Inc, of which he was construction
chairman.
Mr.. Georges business ventures
have been widespread and success
full. In 1887 he organized the COun-
ties Contracting and Construction
Company of Dover and served as
its first president. In 1912 he form
ed the st. Jones River Gravel
Company in which he held the con-
trolling interest.
The firm of George & Lynch be-
came incorporated in 1916. Two
years later Mr.. George established
the Dover Equipment and Machine
Company. In 1851, Joseph Penning-
ton of Wilmington joined the cor
pOratiOn as vice president of
George & Lynch and Dover Equip
ment and Machine Company.
Mr.. George was a partner in the
Ehrlich Realty Company of Dover;
director of the Delaware Railroad
and of the Baltimore and Eastern
Railroad; director of the old First
National Bank of Dover, now the
First of Dover Office of the Equit-
able Security Trust Company;
director of the Farmers Mutual In
surance Company and a director of
the Delaware Steeplechase and
Racing Association.
Mr.. Georges gubernatOrial can
didacy in 1948 was his first and
last bid for public Office. He was
defeated by Elbert N. Carvel.
Clair j. KillOran, state chairman
of the Republican party, said that
"all Republicans regret the un-
timely death of Hyland George,
who was not only one of our great
est party members but was one of
the outstanding citizens in the
state"
Mr.. George served as a dele
gate to the Republican National
Conventions of 1914, 1948, 1852. He
was a member of the Republican
State Committee, the Republican
State Policy Committee and was
chairman of the Kent County Re-
publican Strategy Committee. He
also was member of the Cover
nOr's Industrial Development Com
mittee and the State Geological
Commission, to which he was ap-
pointed last October by Governor J.
Caleb BOggs, Jr.
In addition, he was a trustee of
the University of Delaware and
chairman of its finance committee.
In 1949 he was elected by the board
to serve as chairman of its stadium
committee. He was a member of
Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering
fraternity and a former member of
the honorary engineering fratern-
lay and a former member of the
State Board of Registrations for
Professional Engineers and Land
Surveyors and the State Building
and Grounds Commission.
Mr. George attended Peoples
Congregational Church, Dover. He
belonged to the Maple Dale Coun-
try Club, Dover; Union League,
Philadelphia, and the Benevolent
Protective Order of ETks. Among
his hobbies was quail hunting.
Mr.. George was injured last
March when he alighted from his
car after parking it in a Whining
ton lot. The emergency brake ap-