George D. Fowler

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George D. Fowler (1860 – October 14, 1909) was a Pennsylvania Railroad official. He was considered an authority on golf. He was President of the American Society of Signal Engineers.

Biography[edit]

He was born in 1860 in Alexandria, Virginia. He was closely related to George Washington and was a brother-in-law of Fitzhugh Lee.[1]

He became president of the American Society of Signal Engineers.[1]

He died of heart disease on October 14, 1909, at the Rittenhouse Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "George D. Fowler" (PDF). New York Times. October 15, 1909. Retrieved 2015-02-12.