George Washington Jr.
George Washington Jr. (August 1899 – December 27, 1966) served for a time as treasurer of the G. Washington Coffee Company started by his father, George Washington. He was also an inventor, patenting a photoengraving process for newspapers that was introduced by Fairchild Camera and Instrument in 1948.[1]
Biography[]
He was born in August 1899 in New York City to George Washington. He attended the Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School in Brooklyn, New York City and the . He served in the Army Signal Corps during World War I.[1]
He married Marian Engel.[1]
He served as treasurer of the G. Washington Coffee Company.[1]
He was also an inventor. He patented a photoengraving process for newspapers that was introduced by Fairchild Camera and Instrument in 1948.
He died at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, New Jersey on December 27, 1966.[1]
External links[]
- George Washington, Jr. patents
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "George Washington Jr. is Dead. Invented an Engraving Device". New York Times. December 27, 1966. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
George Washington Jr., former treasurer of the now defunct George Washington Coffee Company and inventor of a photo-electric engraver, a device widely used by newspapers, died today at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He was 67 years old and lived at 10 Harter Road. ...
- American drink industry businesspeople
- Businesspeople in coffee
- People from Park Slope
- 1899 births
- 1966 deaths
- Poly Prep alumni
- Businesspeople from New York City
- Military personnel from New York City
- 20th-century American businesspeople