INNES, GEORGE
Manufacturer; b Tama Co, Iowa Feb 8, 1873; s of James Innes Elizabeth Munroe; ed Tama Co; Tilford Acad, Vinton, 1891-94; m Edith Adelaide Brainerd Oct 26, 1898 Eagle Grove; s Brainerd Munro, John Sweet, Robert George, Donald Watson; 1894-1902 ptr of brother owner & opr electric lighting plant, Eagle Grove; 1902-07 lbr dlr & banker, SW Minn; 1907-10 real est & land agt, Southern Saskatchewan Canada, moved to Philadelphia Penn; 1910-15 secy bd Foreign Missions Presby United Ch; 1915-19 negotiated with Lord Kitchner to estab Amer Uni, Cairo Egypt; 1920- mfr, Davenport; C of C; Farm Equipment Inst of Chicago Ill; Moline After-Dinner Club; First Presby Ch, elder; hobby: travel; res 2419 Fuller Ave. Davenport.
This bio was extracted from the "Who's Who in Iowa," by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940, pg. 1095.