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History of the Great Lakes
Illustrated, In Two Volumes, Vol. II
Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1899

        [106-107]

              GEORGE OLDMAN, an engineer of much practical experience, came
           to the United States in 1886. He was born at Aberdeen, Scotland,
           July 13, 1868, where he received a common-school education,
           attending until 1881. He then served five years with the Clyde
           Shipbuilding Company as machinist, finishing with that company
           in 1886. After his arrival in this country he took a three
           months course in an engineering school, and then shipped as
           oiler on the Clyde Steamship line, between New York and Jackson-
           ville, Fla., remaining eighteen months. Later he shipped in the
           same capacity on the steamer Philadelphia, of the Red D. line,
           plying between New York and Venezuela, South America, remaining
           fifteen months. In the spring of 1890 he received his license as
           chief engineer of harbor tugs, and was appointed to the tug Fred
           B. Dalziel, out of New York. He came to the lakes in 1891, and
           served one season as fireman on the steamer Tacoma, and six
           months on each of the following steamers: Tuscarora, Saranac,
           Wallula, and tug Brockway. In the spring of 1894 he shipped as
           oiler on the steamer Sitka, and in the fall of 1894 he received
           engineer's license as first assistant and shipped as second
           engineer on the steamer Alcona, closing the season with her.
           He then went to work in the Cleveland Shipbuilding Company's
           shops as machinist, remaining four months, after which he
           shipped as second engineer on the steamer A. A. Parker, where he
           remained three months, closing the season of 1896 as stationary
           engineer with the United Salt Company at Cleveland, Ohio, and in
           December following took charge of the G. C. Kuhlman Car Works,
           of Cleveland. In January, 1898, he obtained chief engineer's
           license of lake steamers and took charge of machinery of steamer
           Louisiana in March of that year.
              Mr. OLDMAN was married in 1895 at Sandusky, Ohio, to Miss
           FLORA DIEW, of that city.

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