George Herbert Henshaw

1862–1937 (age 75)

Biography

George Herbert Henshaw, born in 1862, lived through eras of rapid change with a steady optimism that inspired those around him.

He is mourned as much for his generous attention to family as for the calm compassion he extended to friends, and Green-Wood Cemetery marks the place where his memory endures.

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