Lacrosse-Racine-Walworth County WI Archives Biographies.....Howard, George April 29, 1832 - 
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GEORGE HOWARD, druggist; was born at Sheepscom, Gloucester, Eng., April 29, 
1832, receiving there an education at the common schools, and also served a 
druggist's apprenticeship of five years. He emigrated from England March 28, 
1850, for Racine, Wis., where he arrived June 1. On his arrival at Racine, he 
commenced peddling, not finding an opening for a drug store. He soon 
discovered, however, that he was not well adapted for this kind of business, 
and becoming somewhat discouraged, resolved to return to England, and, 
consequently, packed his goods for that purpose. On passing by a carpenter-
shop he stepped in, and finding they were minus their requisite number of 
hands, hired out to them for 50 cents a day, and worked at this business from 
June until September, 1850, when he went to Walworth Co. and took charge of 
the drug store of C. N. McKee at Delavan, receiving as a compensation $8 per 
month. He left Delevan for Geneva Lake in 1851, where he remained until 1852. 
He then formed a partnership with Samuel D. Hastings, and moved to La Crosse, 
arriving here April 27, and opened what he believes to be the first drug store 
between Dubuque and St. Paul. He soon found the drug business alone did not 
pay very well, so he added a stock of dry goods, groceries, hardware and 
furniture, and opened a broker's office. He dissolved partnership with Mr. 
Hastings in 1855, and formed another with R. H. Elliott, remaining with him 
until 1858, when Mr. Elliott disposed of his interest to C. K. Lord, and Mr. 
Lord, in 1860, sold his interest to C. K. Martindale. Mr. Martindale died in 
1870, since which time Mr. Howard has conducted the business alone.

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From History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 763.
Picture from History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, 1881, p. 505.

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