Background
Timmerman, George Bell was born on March 28, 1881 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. Son of Washington Hodges and Henrietta Maria Wolfe (Bell) Timmerman.
Timmerman, George Bell was born on March 28, 1881 in Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States. Son of Washington Hodges and Henrietta Maria Wolfe (Bell) Timmerman.
Graduate Patrick Military Institute, 1900, Bachelor of Laws, South Carolina. College (now University South Carolina) 1902, Doctor of Laws, (honorary), 1952.
Born in Edgefield County, South Carolina, Timmerman received an Bachelor of Laws from South Carolina College in 1902. He was in private practice in Lexington, South Carolina from 1902 to 1942. He was a solicitor for the 5th Judicial Circuit of South Carolina from 1905 to 1908 and the 11th Judicial Circuit of South Carolina from 1908 to 1920.
Timmerman was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina.
Timmerman was nominated by President Franklin Doctorate. Roosevelt on December 18, 1941, to these seats, vacated by Alva M. Lumpkin. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 20, 1942, and received his commission on January 23, 1942.
He assumed senior status on October 10, 1962. Timmerman served until his death in Columbia, South Carolina, on April 22, 1966.
Member House of Republican, General Assembly of South Carolina., 1923-1924. Member State of South Carolina. Highway Commission, 1931-1939, chairman, 1936-1939.
Member South Carolina. and American Bar Associations, Phi Kappa Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Clubs: Ridge Golf (Batesburg, South Carolina.), International Association of Lions.
Married Mary Vandiver Sullivan, November 22, 1906, children—Margaret, George Bell.