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Bradford Founders Series - Hon. George C. Fagnan
June 25, 2008
HON. GEORGE C. FAGNAN. — This prominent citizen of Bradford is a native of Buffalo, where he was born, October 10, 1852. He received a common-school education. He was in the employ of the Lake Shore Railroad Company for a number of years, and later with the Denver and Pacific Railroad with headquarters at Denver, Col. He then went with the Buffalo, New York and Pittsburg. In 1879 he was transferred by the company to the narrow-gauge railroad running between Eldred and Bradford, and in 1891 he located permanently in Bradford. After resigning his position with the railroad company he purchased the drug business of W. O. Neely. He is associated in business with Charles Green, a pharmacist of note. The subject of this sketch is greatly interested in the oil business, and has other interests which demand much of his attention. In politics he is a Democrat. He was elected County Treasurer in 1892, and Mayor of Bradford in 1895. He is an active member of Johnson Hose Company, and is popular with all classes.
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Originally published in 1899, and now in the public domain, this excerpt is from "Between the ocean and the lakes;: The story of Erie"
by Edward Harold Mott.From the chapter titled, “Men Of Mark In Erie Towns”.
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