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GEORGE F. BARROWS, manager of the Tri-State Gas Company at Toronto, O., is a representative of a younger generation of business men who capably fill many responsible positions in Jefferson County, scarecly being out of school before their services find a market. He was born at Buffalo, W. Va., June 30, 1883 and is a son of William Austin and Mary Margaret (Hamm) Barrows. George F. Barrows was ten years old when he accompanied his parents to Gallipolis, O., where he pursued his education in the graded and high schools. On account of possessing a decided talent for music, he spent some time in a music school at Cincinnati, after which he took a commercial course in Duff's Business College at Pittsburgh. Shortly afterward he became a bookkeeper in the employ of the Manufacturers' Heat and Light COmpany, at Pittsburgh, six months later coming to Toronto, having been appointed manager of the Tri-State Gas Company. Mr. Barrows makes his home with his parents, who are also residents of Toronto. He is an active citizen in all that concerns the business interests of the city but he has no political ambitions.  Return to Family Tales
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