George O. Way | |
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 Ambrotype of Way c. 1857 | |
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 13th District | |
| In office December 2, 1857 – December 6, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | B. F. Langworthy and Peter Mantor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1829 Sullivan, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | April 6, 1910 (aged 80–81) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
George O. Way (1829 – April 6, 1910) was an American businessman, politician, and early citizen of Claremont, Minnesota.
Way was born in 1829 in Sullivan, New Hampshire.:501 He moved to Minnesota Territory in 1854 and settled in the city of Claremont in Dodge County.:501 Way's obituary from the April 13, 1900, issue of the Owatonna-based People's Press lists Way's occupation as a cooper.
Way served in the Minnesota House of Representatives representing the 13th House district during the 1st Minnesota Legislature. At the time the district included both Dodge County and Mower County. During his term in the legislature, Day was a member of the ways and means committee. Way also served as a commissioner of Dodge County, was a town clerk in Claremont,:502 and served as the postmaster of Claremont.:916
In 1872, Way moved to Faribault, Minnesota.:501 Way later moved to Waterford, Minnesota, and worked for the Cannon River Manufacturing Company.:502 In his final years Way moved to Minneapolis where he died on April 6, 1900, from typhoid pneumonia. Way is buried in Claremont.
Way was married to Sarah A. Mitchell in 1851 in New Hampshire.:502