Delamater, Honorable George Wallace
of the banking firm of Delamater & Co., Meadville, son of G. B. Delamater, was born in Meadville,
March 31, 1849. After a preliminary course of studies he matriculated as a student of Allegheny College,
and graduated from this institution in June, 1869, soon after which he entered upon a course of studies
in the Law Department of Harvard College and under Hon. H. L. Richmond & Son, which he completed and was
admitted to the bar of Crawford County February 1, 1875. His liberal education, practical knowledge of
business affairs, and extensive acquaintance supplementing his legal studies, qualify him for an active
and useful career, either in the practice of law or as a banker, in the firm of which he is a leading member.
In 1877 he was elected Mayor of the,
city of Meadville, and discharged the duties of this office during his term with credit. In 1878 he was chosen Senatorial
delegate to the Republican State Convention at Harrisburg, and subsequently in the same year was made Chairman of the Republican
County Committee, in which position he conducted an efficient and successful campaign. In 1880 he was chosen Presidential Elector
for Pennsylvania, and cast his vote for J. A. Garfield. His industry, integrity and energy command the confidence of a large circle of friends and of the public.
History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania: containing a history of the county, its townships, towns, villages, schools,
churches, industries, etc., portraits of early settlers and prominent men, biographies, history of Pennsylvania, statistical and miscellaneous matter, Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co., 1885, page 726.
