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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
McQueen, George William
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Description area
Dates of existence
1858 - 1899
History
George McQueen was born in 1858, the only surviving son of Daniel McQueen and Catherine Olding. He attended Dalhousie University from 1875-1878 and taught school in Nova Scotia for one year. In 1879 he moved to New York City, where he found employment in a number of companies. He had a brief marriage and died alone in a rooming house in 1899 at the age of 41.