George Amos Poole, II

George Amos Poole, Jr. (August 10, 1874 – May 15, 1946) was an American printer and business executive. He became the second President of the company, Poole Brothers Printing.

George Amos Poole, Jr.
Born
George Amos Poole, Jr.

(1874-08-10)August 10, 1874
Chicago, Illinois
DiedMay 15, 1946(1946-05-15) (aged 71)
Chicago, Illinois
OccupationPrinter/Business Executive
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Constance Rogers
ChildrenElizabeth Rogers Poole
George Amos Poole III
Parent(s)George Amos Poole, I
Abbie Kelly Kendall

Early life

George Amos Poole, Jr. was born on August 10, 1874 at Chicago, Illinois. He was educated in the Chicago Public School system. In 1891, at the age of 17, he entered the employ of Poole Bros., Railway Printers. On October 23, 1900, he married Elizabeth Constance Rogers, the daughter of Doctor William E. Rogers, of Memphis, Tennessee.[1]

Career
Poole Bros. Map of Yellowstone National Park

After working at Poole Bros. for 12 years, George Amos Poole, Jr. was made the vice president in 1903. After the death of his father, George Amos Poole, Sr. in 1918, he subsequently became the new President of Pool Brothers. While at the firm, he helped to build up the company to become one of the three most important in Chicago and one of the largest printers in the nation. Poole Bros. primarily printed maps and railway tickets.[2][3][4][1]

Later life

Poole had two children: Elizabeth Rogers Poole and George Amos Poole, III. He maintained a residence in Chicago and at Holland, Michigan until his death in 1946. He was a member of the Union League, Chicago Athletic, Flossmoor Country, South Shore Country, and Opera, clubs.[5][1]

See also

Notes
  1. Poole, Frederick Arthur (1927). Branch of the Poole family in America descended from John Pool of Rockport, Massachusetts : including the allied families of Haskell, Norwood, Storey, Butman, Rand, Kendall. Boston Public Library. Chicago : Priv. print.
  2. "Browse All : Images by Poole Bros. - Touchton Map Library". luna.tampabayhistorycenter.org. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  3. "Poole Brothers", Wikipedia, 2019-03-26, retrieved 2019-06-09
  4. "Yellowstone National Park". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
  5. "Text3 - Rand Descendants". sites.rootsweb.com. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
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