Background
George Washington Landers was born on the 13th of January, 1860 in Oswego County, New York, United States. He was the son of Washington and Mary (Pat-ten) Landers.
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the John Robinson Circus
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the John Robinson Circus
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the John Robinson Circus
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George Washington Landers
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At age 13 George W.Landers was apprenticed to a carriage and sign painter in Mexico, New York. He learned to read music and play instruments during his seven years of apprenticeship.
Career
George Landers’s first professional music position was with the band of the John Robinson Circus, where he played for three years. In 1884 he moved to Centerville, Iowa, to organize the band for the Second Regiment of the Iowa National Guard. In 1886 he enlisted in the regular army and spent the next 33 years in military service, both regular army and Iowa National Guard. George Landers also organized a series of Page County farmers bands, which regularly played at the county fair and for many other public events in the area.
Achievements
Politics
In 1921, due to his lobbying efforts, the Iowa legislature passed an act actually written by George Landers, but known officially as House File 479, and enacted as the Municipal Band Law. The Iowa Band Law proved to be extremely popular, and hundreds of towns and small cities in Iowa took advantage of the opportunity to have a publicly funded local band. An effort in 1929 to expand the law to include all "musical purposes" was defeated, largely due to the Landers’ lobbying efforts.
Membership
George Landers was a founding member of the Iowa Bandmasters Association.
Connections
George Landers did not have children.
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Career
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1881 - 1883
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1886 - 1919