Kane County IL Archives Obituaries.....Lord, George P 1906
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Cook County Herald, Sep 21, 1906
Cook County Herald, Arlington Heights IL
Sep 21, 1906

Elgin's First Citizen Dies

George P. Lord, Who Gave Freely to Home City, Expires, Aged 87

George P. Lord, Elgin's foremost citizen, died at his home there after more 
than a year of lingering illness. Practically unconscious for more than twenty-
four hours, he felt no pain and the only physical change apparent was the 
cessation of his pulse beats. Nobody ever did more for Elgin than Mr. Lord. He 
spent much of his time and money beautifying Lord's Park, which he and his 
wife presented to the city. Recently he donated land and a fine building for 
the Old People's Home. He gave freely to the Y. M. C. A., the churches and all 
public institutions. Mr. Lord was born at Leroy, N.Y., March 26, 1810, and was 
a descendant of one of the oldest pioneer families of the United States. He 
began life as a clerk for Alfred Tappan in Buffalo. In 1855 he came West and 
was with Reynolds, Ely & Co., at that time the largest grocery firm in that 
section of the country. For nine years he was manager of the Elgin National 
watch factory. At different times he was Mayor, supervisor, president of the 
board of education, treasurer of the Illinois Northern insane hospital and 
president of the board of water commissioners.

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