GEORGE D. DEVITT,
superintendent of Perkins & Co.’s blast furnace, is a son of Joseph
and Elizabeth (Dean) Devitt, natives of Lincoln County, Canada, where
our subject was born in 1844. He received his education at the public
schools, and at the age of fifteen commenced his business career as a
clerk in the store of Henry Dilts, of Wellandport, Canada, with whom he
remained for six years. He then engaged with his father as
superintendent of his saw-mill. In 1866 he came to Sharon, Penn., and
engaged with Runser, Carver & Trout as superintendent of their
planing-mill, where he remained till 1869, when he located at
Jamestown, Penn., and engaged in the planing-mill business for himself.
In 1880 he removed to Sharpsville and engaged with Perkins & Co. as
bookkeeper, which position he filled for four years, when he was placed
in his present position as superintendent. Our subject was married in
December, 1873, to Miss Mary W., daughter of John S. King, of Sharon,
Penn., and by this union they have born to them two children: Carrie E.
and John K. Mr. Devitt is a member of F. & A. M., Lodge 424, of
Jamestown, Penn., also of the A. 0. U. W., Lodge No. 17, of
Sharpsville, Penn., and is a member of the Baptist Church.
History of Mercer County, 1888, page 838
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