George A. Garretson

George Armstrong Garretson enlisted as private in the Union Army during the Civil War and later graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. He returned to duty for the Spanish American War as a Brigadiergeneral of U.S. Volunteers. In civilian life he held many prominent positions including President of The Bank of Commerce. National Association160 First VicePresident, The Guardian Savings amp Trust Company Trustee, Western Reserve University Director, The Cleveland Electric Railway Co. Director and Chairman of Board, The Great Lakes Towing Company Treasurer, The Montreal Mining Company Director, The Citizens Savings amp Trust Company Director. The Wheeling amp Lake Erie R. R. Co. Director, The Cleveland Stone Company Treasurer, Cleveland Subdivision Ohio Branch, American National Red Cross, all of Cleveland, Ohio.

Garretson was born at New Lisbon, Ohio. He was the son of Hiram Garretson, who was born in 1817 in York county, Pennsylvania, and was the son of George and Anne Garretson, who in 1820 left Pennsylvania and came to Ohio, settling at New Lisbon, Columbiana county, and Margaret King Armstrong, the daughter of General John and Isabella Armstrong, who removed from Pennsylvania to Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1804. She had three children, and died May 16, 1852. His father, within a few years after his birth, removed with his family to Cleveland, and became engaged in the wholesale grocery business in the firm of Hanna, Garretson amp Company.

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