George Franklin Pawling (April 16, 1879 - December 2, 1954), was

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in the 1910s and the builder of the

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in the 1920s.

Biography

Pawling was born on April 16, 1879, in

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. He attended the Central Manual Training School of Philadelphia and graduated in 1896. He went to work for the Pencoyd Iron Works from 1896 to 1900, taking courses in their School of Instruction in Engineering. He studied engineering in

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in Philadelphia. He then worked for the

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in 1901 to 1902 in charge of the detailing of hulls. From 1903 to 1905 he was the assistant engineer at the

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where he designed the Market Street Elevated Railway. From 1906 to 1907 he was a contracting engineer for the Belmont Iron Works. He died on December 2, 1954, at

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pawling, George 1879 births 1954 deaths Presidents of the Amateur Athletic Union People from Lewistown, Pennsylvania People from Philadelphia Temple University alumni