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KANAWHA COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA - BIOS: SHREWSBURY, George H.
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Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by:
Sandy Spradling
SSpradling@AOL.com
September 25, 1999
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History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and Representative
Citizens
W.S. Laidley
Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, ILL.
1911
p. 395
GEORGE H. SHREWSBURY, a member of the Kanawha County bar, is a native of West
Virginia and since 1894 has been a resident of the capital city. He was born
July 23, 1872, at Point Pleasant, in Mason County, and is a son of Columbus
and Cynthia (Jarrett) Shrewsbury.
Columbus Shrewsbury was born in West Virginia, where he became a man of
public importance and large estate. He served in the office of deputy United
States marshal under several Republican presidents and later was elected
sheriff of Mason County, W. Va. He commanded his own steamboats on the Ohio
and West Virginia great waterways. His death occurred in 1902, he having
survived his wife since 1882.
George H. Shrewsbury was educated at Point Pleasant and in the Normal schools
at Lebanon and Ada, 0. At the former place he studied law and was graduated
there in 1893, in which year he was admitted to the bar in West Virginia and
then-in 1894-located at Charleston. For some years he was associated with
other attorneys in practice, but later opened an office of his own in the
Charleston National Bank Building. His practice is a general one. Politically
he is a Republican. He takes a citizen's interest in all civic movements of
importance and belongs to that class of professional men who, while not
desirous of political office for themselves, have high ideals and are willing
to give support to those candidates only who have proved both their honesty
and capacity.
Mr. Shrewsbury was married July 30, 1895, to Miss Carrie H. Seiker, a native
of Lebanon, 0., and they have one child, Ruth H. Mr. Shrewsburv and wife are
members of the Pres-byterian church. He is a Mason and member of other
fraternal societies. The family residence is on Quarrier Street, Charleston.
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