Background
Wilson, George Smith was born on March 19, 1869 in Company Antrim, Ireland. Son of Samuel and Mary Ann (Smith) Wilson.
Wilson, George Smith was born on March 19, 1869 in Company Antrim, Ireland. Son of Samuel and Mary Ann (Smith) Wilson.
Came to America, 1889. Lawrence University (now College), Appleton, Wisconsin. B.L., University of Wisconsin, 1894 (scholarship in social work).
Spent summer of 1894 investigating sweatshop and tenement-house conditions in Cincinnati and visiting public instns. in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Secretary Humane Society and Associated Charities, Toledo, O., 1894-1895. Secretary Associated Charities, Washington, District of Columbia, 1895-1900.
Secretary Board of Public Charities, District of Columbia, 1900-1926. Director of Public Welfare, District of Columbia, since 1926. Secretary Washington Sanitary Improvement Company, since 1915, Washington Sanitary Housing Company, since 1916.
Member National Conference of Social Work, American Prison Association, International Prison Association, International Congress on Tuberculosis, University of Wisconsin Association of District of Columbia (president 1910-1911).
Married Ada Byron Shaw, December 7, 1898. Children: Fannie Shaw, George Smith, James Samuel.