Background
Yarrington, George A. was born on October 20, 1906 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George Timberlake and Jennie Elizabeth Yarrington.
public relations writer advertising executive
Yarrington, George A. was born on October 20, 1906 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of George Timberlake and Jennie Elizabeth Yarrington.
Bachelor, Commercial Science, Northeastern University, Boston, Master of Arts, 1930—1934.
Free-lance writer Self Employed, Belleville, Illinois, 1972—2002. Public relations director Builders Association, Boston, 1968—1972. Executive director Quincy Taxpayers Association, Quincy, 1953—1968.
Instructor Burdette College, Boston, 1946—1953. Electronics instructor United States Air Force, Scott Field, 1942—1946. Radio advertising writer Columbia Broadcasting System Station WMAS, Inc., Springfield, 1940—1942.
Owner-manager Yarrington's Ser. Station, Melrose, 1930—1940. Department store buyer Forbes & Wallace, Inc., Springfield, 1925—1930.
Public speaking instructor Dale Carnegie Institute, New York, New York, 1946—1948. Chairman Old Colony Area Transportation Communications, Boston, 1958—1960. Chairman advisory board News-Democratic, Belleville, Illinois, 1984—1985.
Sargeant United States Air Force, 1942-1946, Scott Field, Illinois.
Campaign manager Ronald Reagan for President, North Conway, New Hampshire, 1972. Administration assistant to Governor Foster Furcolo, Massachusetts, 1958—1960. Board directors Citizens for Modern Transit, St. Louis, 1982—1992.
Married Katherine Peter Yarrington, April 15, 1944.