George Washington Jr. (August 1899 – December 27, 1966) served for a time as treasurer of the G. Washington Coffee Company started by his father,

George Washington George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...

. He was also an inventor, patenting a photoengraving process for newspapers that was introduced by

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in 1948.

Biography

He was born in August 1899 in New York City to

. He attended the Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School in Brooklyn, New York City and the Milford School. He served in the Army Signal Corps during World War I. He married Marian Engel. He served as treasurer of the G. Washington Coffee Company. He was also an inventor. He patented a photoengraving process for newspapers that was introduced by

in 1948. He died at

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on December 27, 1966.

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George Washington, Jr.
patents

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Washington, George American drink industry businesspeople Businesspeople in coffee People from Park Slope 1899 births 1966 deaths Poly Prep alumni Businesspeople from New York City Military personnel from New York City 20th-century American businesspeople