Background
Wingate, George Wood was born on July 1, 1840 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Charles and Mary P. (Robinson) Wingate.
Wingate, George Wood was born on July 1, 1840 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Charles and Mary P. (Robinson) Wingate.
Educational public schools Conducted construction of elevated rys. in Brooklyn. In 22d New York Regiment during Civil War.
Instruction in National Guard. Founded Creedmoor; was 1st general inspector rifle practice, 1st secretary, and later president National Rifle Association of the United States for 25 years. Was special aid on national staff G.A.R. on military instruction in public schools.
Organizer and president Public Schools Athletic League, and Brooklyn Institute Safety.
Founder of Victory Hall. Author: Wingate’s Manual of Rifle Practice, 1872.
The Great Cholera Riots, 1880. On Horseback Through the Yellowstone, 1886.
History of 22d Regiment, Ngakkan Nyaagu, 1896.
Assistant general counsel Long Island Railroad Member Board of Education, New York, 1900-1917. Home: Brooklyn, New New York
Member Board of Education.
Married Susan P. Manitoba, July 31, 1867. Children: Mary Helen (Mistress Horatio Gates Lloyd), Louisa Manitoba (Mistress John Garrett Underhill), George Albert, Charles G. Introduced rifle practice in this country as a part of military.