Hamlin, George Beals, 1834-

George H. Hamlin, the son of Wellington and Philena Robinson Hamlin, was born in Sidney, Maine, on November 18, 1850. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1873 and served the university from 1873 to 1898 as a professor in several fields: drawing and field engineering, mathematics and drawing and civil engineering. He was also treasurer of the university from 1889-1896, librarian from 1884-1889, and one of the founders of the Alumni Association in 1875. After leaving the university, he was associated with the East Branch Improvement Company and the International Paper Company. During World War I he engaged in shipbuilding in Brewer, Maine. He was also an early advocate of scientific road building and was the first person to measure the flow of the Penobscot River. A long-time resident of Orono, Maine, George Hamlin died on July 7, 1951.

From the description of Papers, 1874-1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 248675794