Delamater, George W., 1849-1907
Biography
George Wallace Delamater, born March 31, 1849, in Meadville, Crawford County, PA. Attended public school. Graduate from Allegheny College. Graduate from Harvard Law School. Elected mayor of Meadville, Crawford County, PA, 1876. Head of Delamater and Co. banking, which failed in 1892 and he was found guilty of embezzlement. Director of Merchants National Bank, Meadville. President of the Meadsville and Linesville Railroad. President of the Meadville Fuel Gas Co. Served in the Electoral College, 1886, voting for Garfield. Served a Republican State Senator from 1887 until 1890. Unsuccesful election as Governorn, 1890. He worked for Prudential Life Insurance. Mr. Delamater was very despondent about the recent deaths of his son and father, and shot himself in his office in the Diamond Banking Building. Died in Pittsburgh, PA, August 7, 1907.