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of his property in Lilly. Mr. George was the first agent for the Adams Express Company at this place, being appointed July 16, 1868, and held that position until July, 1895. He was elected justice of the peace in 1852 and held that office continuously until the time of his death, with the exception of the time that he was in the army. Twelve commissions had been given him, the last one expiring in 1904. At the time of his death he was the oldest justice of the peace in Cambria County.
Mr. George was married twice. His first wife was Maria J. Curran, daughter of John Curran of Johnstown, She died March 21, 1848, leaving one son, Robert L. Some years later Mr. George married Miss Mary A. Sweeney, daughter of John Sweeney of Lilly. To this marriage were born two sons: Fletcher and Lambert E., the subject of this sketch.
Frederick M. George was a lifelong Democrat and in early life took an active part in local politics. He was quartermaster of Col. Dick White Post Grand Army of the Republic at Lilly. He was a member of the Catholic Church and one of the highly respected citizens of Cambria County.
Lambert E. George attended the public schools of Lilly and Indiana Normal School. He clerked in the mercantile store of Robert L. George at Lilly for some time and later was connected with the Adams Express Company at Cresson, Altoona, and Johnstown. He became assistant post master of Lilly under President Cleveland's administration and later lived at Clymer, Pa., where he served as assistant postmaster 1916. He was later appointed postmaster at that place. In 1919 Mr. George removed to Nanty Glo and established his present business.
On Sept. 20, 1910, Mr. George was married to Miss Mary V. Fagan, a daughter of William A. and Elizabeth (McCombie) Fagan. William A. Fagan, deceased, was a veteran of the Civil War. He was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., in June, 1841, and died Jan. 4, 1920. Mr. Fagan was a farmer in early life. During the Civil War he served with Company A, 54th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and took part in many important engagements of the war. After the close of the war he went to Altoona, Pa., where he was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad as a painter for ten years. He then removed to Carolltown, where he successfully engaged in the contracting business for 25 years. He later established a paint and wall paper business at Hastings. He retired in 1917. Mr. Fagan was a Democrat, a member of the Catholic Church, Grand Army of the
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