Bio of DRAKE, George Morgan (b.1887), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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GEORGE MORGAN DRAKE - Vol II, pg 748, 751
George Morgan Drake, a contractor and engineer of Minneapolis, is a native of
Minnesota, his birth having occurred on the 3d of August, 1887, at Madelia,
Watonwan county, and he is the son of Isaac T. and Emma (Young). Drake. A native
of New York state, Isaac T. Drake came west in early life and was one of the
early settlers in Madelia. His father, Thomas Drake, was English by birth and
upon immigrating to the United States located in New York. George M. Drake spent
his boyhood in his birthplace, where he went to the public schools and graduated
from the high school. At the University of Minnesota he continued his education,
taking a course in the School of Mines, from which he graduated with the class
of 1911, obtaining the degree of engineer of mines.
For three years after leaving college Mr. Drake was employed as consulting
engineer by various companies until, in 1914, he organized the firm of Johnson &
Drake, which engaged in the contracting business. During the World war he was
employed in the construction of emergency buildings for the United States
government, an exceedingly trying task in those days of general industrial
disorder. In February, 1920, the firm was reorganized as Johnson, Drake & Piper.
This firm has been very successful and in the last few years has enjoyed a
merited prosperity. In addition to the work connected with this firm Mr. Drake
holds a responsible position in the Federal Building Realty Corporation, as its
secretary and treasurer. This corporation owns and maintains the Minneapolis
branch of the United States Parcel Post, an important piece of downtown
property.
At St. Paul, on the 14th of October, 1913, Mr. Drake was united in marriage to
Miss Kathryn Bayard of that city. Mrs. Drake is the daughter of Frederick L.
Bayard. Her brother, Robert P. Bayard, went overseas in the World war, in the
Twentieth Engineers of the American Expeditionary Forces, and played a gallant
part in the offensive action along the Meuse and in the Argonne. Mr. and Mrs.
Drake have a little son named George Robert Drake.
In his college days Mr. Drake became a member of the Sigma Rho fraternity. He is
also a high Mason, belonging to Joppa Lodge, No. 300, A. F. & A. M.; Minneapolis
Consistory; and Zuhrah Temple of the Mystic Shrine. Politically he holds to the
views of the republican party, supporting its candidates at the polls. He is a
member of the Civic & Commerce Association and the Kiwanis Club, affiliations
that denote his interest in civic affairs. Mr. Drake's name is also to be found
on the rolls of the Minneapolis Athletic, Midland Hills Golf and Auto clubs. An
active man physically, Mr. Drake takes a keen interest in all the outdoor
sports, of which there are many in his city, those of the winter season vieing
with the more familiar summer pastimes in popularity. Golf is his favorite
recreation and in the winter he keeps fit by indulg­ing in frequent games of
handball.