Background
Holmes, George Kirby was born on May 10, 1856 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harvey and Mary J. (Kirby) Holmes.
Holmes, George Kirby was born on May 10, 1856 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Harvey and Mary J. (Kirby) Holmes.
Educated committee and high schools, Great Barrington. Studied law.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1877. Special agent in charge Division of Farms, Homes and Mortgages, United States Census of 1890. Agricultural statistician.
Member Crop Reporting Board of United States Department of Agriculture, 1905-1924, writer of interpretive comment concerning its reports to the press
Delaware General Assembly of International Institute of Agriculture, Rome.
Fellow American Statistical Association.
Married Lilian C. Hunter, April. Children: Emma Biscoe (Mistress Harold C. Taylor), Mary Kirby, George Kirby, John Hunter.