George Butler Wason

George Butler Wason
Member of the
Massachusetts Executive Council
4th Councilor district[1]
In office
1918[1]–1921[2]
Preceded byHerbert P. Wasgatt[3]
Succeeded byJohn C. F. Slayton[2]
Personal details
BornApril 20, 1869[4]
New Boston, New Hampshire[1]
Political partyRepublican[1]
Spouse(s)Lillian Maud Fletcher, m. April 20, 1896, in South Orange, New Jersey
Alma materNashua High School[1]
OccupationGrocer,[5] Banker[4][1]

George Butler Wason (April 20, 1869 – 1933) was an American grocer, banker and politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council.

Early life

Wason was born in New Boston, New Hampshire.[1] When he was fifteen Wason moved with his family to Nashua, New Hampshire.[6] In 1889[5] Wason graduated from Nashua High School.[1]

Business

Grocery business

In July 1889[6] Wason went to work for the firm of Wason & Pierce Co. wholesale grocers, a firm that was co-owned by his uncle Robert B. Wason.[6] Wason worked in the firm's various departments[5] until 1896, at which time he became the representative of the firm in southern New Hampshire.[6] After Mr. Pierce died in 1896, Wason became a principal of the firm. In 1906, after the death of his uncle, Wason became the head of the firm. The firm was incorporated as The Wason Company, of which Wason was the treasurer and general manager.[5]

Banking career

When the Liberty Trust company was formed, Wason was elected president. He was also a trustee of the North Avenue Savings Bank.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Who's Who in State Politics, 1918, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1918, p. 46.
  2. ^ a b Howard, Richard T. (1921), Public Officials of Massachusetts, 1921-1922, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 34
  3. ^ Who's Who in State Politics, 1917, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1917, p. 49
  4. ^ a b Howard, Richard T. (1919), Public Officials of Massachusetts, 1919, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 46.
  5. ^ a b c d GEORGE B. WASON FOR GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL - Prominent Cambridge Man Early in the Field—District Was Last Represented Seventeen Years Ago by Hon. Henry D. Yerxa—Sketch of Mr. Wason's Career, Cambridge, Mass.: The Cambridge Chronicle, February 10, 1917, p. 1
  6. ^ a b c d Henry Harrison Metcalf, ed. (1919), One Thousand New Hampshire Notables: Brief Biographical Sketches of New Hampshire Men and Women, Native Or Resident, Prominent in Public, Professional, Business, Educational, Fraternal Or Benevolent Work, Concord, NH: Rumford Printing Company, p. 167
Political offices
Preceded by Member of the
Massachusetts Executive Council
4th Councilor district
1918-1921 		Succeeded by