U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ -- USGenNet Inc. -- Please read the U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on the following page: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Shrewsbury, George H. (1872-1916) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Men of West Virginia, Volume II Biographical Publishing Company George Richmond, Pres.: C. R. Arnold, Sec'y and Treas. Chicago, Illinois, 1903 Pages 468-469 G. H. SHREWSBURY, an able member of the bar of West Virginia, and a leading citizen of Charleston, Kanawha County, was born July 23, 1872, at Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia. He is a son of Columbus and Cynthia (Jarrett) Shrewsbury, both of whom were born in Kanawha County. Columbus Shrewsbury followed steamboating on the Great Kanawha and the Ohio rivers for many years. Later he was appointed a deputy United States marshal and still later was elected sheriff of Mason County. He died September 4, 1902, aged 70 years. His wife passed away at the age of 48, in 1882. Both belonged to the Baptist Church. In political adherence Columbus Shrewsbury was a Republican, and fraternally he was a Mason. G. H. Shrewsbury was educated in the schools at Point Pleasant and took an advanced course in the normal schools at Lebanon and Ada, Ohio. He read law with John U. Meyers and graduated from the law school at Lebanon, Ohio, in 1893. In that year he was admitted to the bar of West Virginia, removed to Charleston and entered the law office of H. B. Smith with whom he remained for a short period and then going with D. C. Gallaher. Two and a half years later, Mr. Shrewsbury opened a law office in the Charleston National Bank Building. He makes a specialty of real estate law and has gained the reputation of being a very able expounder of the law and a safe counselor. Although he has a good citizen's interest in politics he chooses rather to win laurels in his profession than in public life. He is identified with the Republican party. On July 30, 1895, Mr. Shrewsbury was married to Carrie H. Seiker, who was born at Lebanon, Ohio. They have one little daughter, Ruth H. In religious belief Mr. and Mrs. Shrewsbury are Presbyterians. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Register of Deaths, Kanawha County, WV (Page 71) FULL-NAME: Geo. H. Shrewsbury DEATH-DATE: June 4, 1916 AGE-AT-DEATH: 44y-8m-10d DEATH-PLACE: Charleston MARITAL-STATUS: Married OCCUPATION: Attorney CAUSE-OF-DEATH: Acute Dilation of heart Tombstone in Spring Hill Cemetery, Charlesto, Kanawha County, WV George Hutson Shrewsbury (July 23, 1871 -- June 3, 1916) ------------------------------------------------------------------- If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access other biographies for Kanawha County, WV by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/wv/kanawha/bios.html -------------------------------------------------------------------