Biographical Sketch of George F. Neale, Jefferson County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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George F. Neale, manager of the Crystal Plate Glass Company, is a 
native of Birmingham, England, and was born January 18, 1841.  He
immigrated to America in March, 1863, and located in Boston, Mass.,
where he was a member of the firm of Tuttle, Garfield & Co., glass
manufacturers.  His stay in Boston was prolonged for four years, 
when he went to Lenox, Mass., and assumed the general management of
the Lenox Plate Glass Works, which position he retained for a period
of four years.  After this his services were rendered in behalf of
the world renowned engineer, Sir. charles Siemans.  His next engage-
ment was with Messrs. Chance Bros. & Co., the reputable glass manu-
facturers of his native city, Birmingham, England.  This establishment
was under his management until the fall of 1876, and at the reorgani-
zation of the Crystal Plate Glass Company, of Crystal City, Mo., in
March, 1877 he was placed in charge of their entire business, and is
now the general manager of the same; information and statistics con-
cerning which will be found in full in the historical portion of this
work.  It may be truthfully stated here that the unbounded success of
this company is mainly due to the untiring energy of Mr. Neale in its
behalf.  The output of this establishment during the first year of its
existence was but 60,000 and that of the year 1887 over 1,500,000.  A
comparison will show the magnitude of this creditable enterprise;
especially is this true when the fact is taken into consideration that 
the company who originated the plant were losers to the extent of sev-
eral hundred thousand dollars during their existence.  New casting 
halls and furnaces, with the necessary appliances, have been completed
and are now in operation, increasing the capacity at least 25 per cent.
Mr. Neale was united in marriage to Miss M. Adelaide Stetson, the event
being solemnized on the 3rd of October, 1866.  Mrs. Neale is a native
of Boston, Mass., and is of American ancestry.  Of the five children 
born to this union, only three are living, viz.: Mary H., Alice K. and
L. Irving.  The deceased were George S. and Florence.  Mr. Neale is a 
member of the Masonic fraternity, with membership in St. Omer Command-
ery, of Boston; he took the Knight Templar's degree in 1866.  He now
occupies the dignified position of Deputy Grand Commander of the Legion
of Honor for the State of Missouri.  The family are members of the 
Unitarian Church.  November 13, 1884, a commission was issued by the
postmaster general of the United States, creating Mr. Neale postmaster
of Crystal City, which position he has since filled to the satisfaction
of all and with credit to himself, notwithstanding he is a Republican.

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