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Subject: Mary E. Gallagher of PA.
Date: 12 Aug 2006 02:05:30 -0600

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Hon. George W. Heiges, attorney at law, was born in Dillsburg, York Co., Penn., May 18, 1842. His father, Jacob Heiges, was a prominent chair manufacturer of York County. His mother was Elizabeth Heiges, whose maiden name was Mumper. The Heiges family is of German origin. Mr. Heiges was educated at the public schools of York and at the York County Academy. He later was principal of the York Classical and Normal Institute, and again was appointed one of the principals of the local normal school and a tutor at the York County Academy. Completing the usual course of legal studies, he was admitted to the bar in 1867, and immediately began practice. In 1872 he was elected to the legislature and re-elected in 1873. He was a member of several important committees, and during his last term he was noted for the prominent action that he took on all important questions. He is a Democrat, one of the leading lawyers at the York County bar, and was elected chief burgess of York in 1885. !
He is a prominent Mason. He has always taken an active part of all the political movements of the county and State, and is especially interested in all matters of advancement and increase of public and educational interests. In 1877-78-79 he was attorney to the board of commissioners of York County. He was married in 1874, to Miss Mary E. Gallagher (deceased). He is the father of two children: Helen Days and Stewart Sprigg.


Taken from the book, “History of York County, Illustrated 1886” by John Gibson, Historical Editor

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