George Comings
George Fisher Comings | |
|---|---|
| 24th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin | |
| In office January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925 | |
| Governor | John J. Blaine |
| Preceded by | Edward Dithmar |
| Succeeded by | Henry Huber |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 18, 1849 |
George Fisher Comings (March 18, 1849 – June 10, 1942) was an American politician, a
24th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
.
Early life
Comings was born in
Holstein cattle
.
Career
Comings became well known as a
24th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. He served two terms as lieutenant governor, from January 3, 1921, to January 5, 1925.[1] In the 1924 election, he ran for Governor of Wisconsin but lost in the Republican primary to John J. Blaine, the incumbent.[2]
In 1927, Comings began working in the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, and in 1928 he was made a state humane officer. He held that office until his retirement at age 91 in 1939.[3]
Death
Comings died in 1942 in
Saint Joseph, Michigan.[4]
Family life
Son of Benjamin and Mary Comings, he married Emma Fannie Comings on October 12, 1874. They had eight children, Mary Huntington Ghiringhelli, Alice Tenney Larkin, Ellen Copeland Chambers, Benjamin Comings, Francis Comings, George H. Comings, Willard Comings, and Fannie Comings.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1923, Biographical Sketch of George Comings, pp. 602–603.
- Newspapers.com.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Berrien County, Michigan-Tombstones
External links
- George F. Comings at Find a Grave
- "Wisconsin Constitutional Officers; Lieutenant Governors" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006. Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. July 2005. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
- "George F. Comings". Office of the Lieutenant Governor. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
