George P. Bemis

George Pickering Bemis worked for nearly two decades as private secretary to his wealthy cousin, George Francis Train. He also acted as a real estate, loan and collection agent, and was later elected to one term as mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, USA.

Bemis was born in Boston, Massachusetts to a prominent Massachusetts family. When he washe moved to New York City, New York, spending nearly twentyfive years there. He spent seventeen years as his cousin George Francis Trains private secretary and traveled around the world with him. Bemis traveled extensively, accompanying Train in many tours over and around the world. He came to Omaha in April 1868 as secretary and manager of one of Trains companies, Credit Foncier of America. He quit that job when Train was indicted in New York. in the Credit Mobilier scandal.

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