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George Merrick Munger Sr.

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George Merrick Munger Sr.

Birth
Bergen, Genesee County, New York, USA
Death
29 Oct 1919 (aged 80)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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INFO FROM APPENDIX 2, MUNGER FAMILY CHRONOLOGY
1894/00/00: George M. Munger (Sr.) was the Populist (People's) Party Candidate for the State House of Representatives
1895/10/17-19: George M. Munger (Sr.) Represented KS at National Road Parliament Atlanta, GA
1897-1901: George M. Munger (Sr.) was Appointed Regent to KSAC
1900/00/00: George M. Munger (Sr.) was Gubernatorial Candidate
1900/11/21-24: George M. Munger (Sr.) Represented KS in National Irrigation Congress Chicago, Cook County, Illinois USA
• George Munger Sr. invented first mechanized laundry machine and received royalties on patents for 17 years.
• George Munger Sr. was a rancher; farming, cattle feeding, irrigation etc.
- Established successful fruit farm at Catalpa Knob and planted 130 acres of Catalpa Trees for fence posts and railroad ties
• George Munger Sr. designed and built a large dam (Lake George) and pump house with steam pumps for irrigations (took 3 years)


Military Information:

Civil War Veteran (discharged as Captain)
Wounded at Battle of Seven Pines **Info from Munger Chronology Kansas State University**History of Anderson Hall (www.lib.ksu.edu/depts/spec/exhibits/anderson-hall.html), University Archives and Manuscripts, Richard L. D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University. Last modified 16 June 2005
Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1865, 6TH Ohio Regiment (Gunthrie Grays) 3mos, Organized 85th NY State Volunteers (1st Lieutenant then Captain 3 Yrs.)
INFO FROM APPENDIX 2, MUNGER FAMILY CHRONOLOGY
1894/00/00: George M. Munger (Sr.) was the Populist (People's) Party Candidate for the State House of Representatives
1895/10/17-19: George M. Munger (Sr.) Represented KS at National Road Parliament Atlanta, GA
1897-1901: George M. Munger (Sr.) was Appointed Regent to KSAC
1900/00/00: George M. Munger (Sr.) was Gubernatorial Candidate
1900/11/21-24: George M. Munger (Sr.) Represented KS in National Irrigation Congress Chicago, Cook County, Illinois USA
• George Munger Sr. invented first mechanized laundry machine and received royalties on patents for 17 years.
• George Munger Sr. was a rancher; farming, cattle feeding, irrigation etc.
- Established successful fruit farm at Catalpa Knob and planted 130 acres of Catalpa Trees for fence posts and railroad ties
• George Munger Sr. designed and built a large dam (Lake George) and pump house with steam pumps for irrigations (took 3 years)


Military Information:

Civil War Veteran (discharged as Captain)
Wounded at Battle of Seven Pines **Info from Munger Chronology Kansas State University**History of Anderson Hall (www.lib.ksu.edu/depts/spec/exhibits/anderson-hall.html), University Archives and Manuscripts, Richard L. D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University. Last modified 16 June 2005
Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1865, 6TH Ohio Regiment (Gunthrie Grays) 3mos, Organized 85th NY State Volunteers (1st Lieutenant then Captain 3 Yrs.)


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