OBITUARY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 7 March 1907, Page 2

OBITUARY

Mil JAMKS (J. UliOitfciE. -Mr James Cartwright George, of >.ew Plymouth, one of its early residents and one of its most successful and best known commercial men, passed away at his resilience, Devon street, on Wednesday morning after a protracted illness. JJe has been for a long period connected with tlie dairying industry of the province, and in the town ot New Plymouth itself iillcd in a most capable manner many important pnlriie and semi-public positions. Mr George was born at ltoxton, in -Bedfordshire, JCngland, in 184;!, and came with the family to New Plv"iouth in 1857 ia the ship wit haul Watson. Here he learned the cab net-making trade, and in li)(» set, up in business on his own account, succeeding in this on account of his ■natural ability as a tradesman and a more than a verge amount of business acumen. ile continued in this business until JBS7, and then disposed of his cabinet-making and entered tiie dairying industry. J|j s first venture was at Tikorangi, and then with llessr.s Xewton King and P. JJignan formed the Crown Dairy Company. Mr IXgnan lett the district -linrti\- afterwards and disposed of his share io Mr Oliver .Samuel, who in turn sold his interest to Mr Ifichard Cock. The Crown pushed its business, and so'on grew to be the largest dairying concern in the colony, Willi operations all over Taranaki and late in the i'ahiatua district. Mr George was an energetic man, and so were his two partners, and success followed success. Keen in business matters, with sound judgment, his management, was responsible for a great deal of prosperity of the concern, but the strain told on his health, and he was compelled to take a rest; so in 131)5 he journeyed to England. His return to New Plymouth saw him again immersed in commercial and civic aflairs, and his energetic career continued up till less than a year ago. when illness laid him aside. Convalescing, he decided on another trip to hnigjaiid, and in November nnnde start. On reaching Ilawern, lie became very seriously ill, and had to return home. An operation gave temporary relief, but hi* maiadv was of a permanent nil lure. A few'week. ago lie recovered siillicifintly to come into town for a while, ami ids appearance was welcomed by many friends. But once more lie wiis taken ill, ami bis strength grew less and less, until at an early hour on Wednesday morning his spirit tied. At the time of his •Until Sir George was President of the laranaki Chamber of Commerce, and had for a lime been connected with many other local institutions, notahlv 'the Tarn no ki Land Building and liivostmenl .Society, Ww Plymouth gitsli and Door haetory, New Plymouth Bowling COuii, trustee of the Grey Institute and local Kxcelsior Lodge of Oddfellows, and the Masonis fraternity. Some years ago lie served a term as member of tlie New Plyinoulh Harbor Hoard, an.} for a long time past his name has been associated with many of the torward movements in New Plymouth. In the early days lie served with the Tarannki "Rifle Volunteers and Atkinson's Bushrangers. Mr George was married three times, and leaves a large family, most of whom are grown up. He will he missed hy a very large circle of friends and acquaintances.