John G Winter was a prominent American industrialist in the State of Georgia. Following the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, Mr Winter, as a staunch unionist was forced to sell much of his business interests and move out of the southern United States. - AsNotedIn
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| 1799/00/00 | Mary Prince Winter, wife of Joseph Winter, gives birth to a son, John Gano Winter, in New York City. | Born | |||||
| 1817/00/00 | Lucinda Bennett, daughter of David Bennett and Charity Burowes Bennett, marries John Gano Winter in New York, New York. | Groom | |||||
| 1841/00/00 | John G Winter gains control of the Bank of St Mary's, founded in St Marys, Georgia, and relocates it to Columbus, where Winter will personally bail out the city. | Work | |||||
| 1844/00/00 | John G Winter is elected mayor of Columbus, Georgia. | Work | Columbus | Georgia | |||
| 1852/04/24 | After a very heavy run, the Bank of St Mary's, Georgia, with branches in Augusta, Macon, Columbus and Montgomery suspends specie payment and begins redeeming notes to order to surrender their charger and close the bank. J G Winter | Work | |||||
| 1853/00/00 | A steam engine manufactured by the Winter Iron Works, operated by John and Joseph Winter, is awarded a silver medal at the Crystal Palace World's Fair (lost) in New York City, achieving international recognition. | Work | |||||
| 1855/00/00 | Col J G Winter purchases the Federal-style Freeman house at 301 Bibb Street and has it remodeled in the Italianate style. | Home | First White House of the Confederacy | Montgomery, AL | |||
| 1863/00/00 | John G Winter, a Unionist, leaves Montgomery, taking his granddaughters Lucy Winter and Sallie Gindrat Winter to England via Apalachicola, Florida. | Life | |||||
| 1863/02/28 | Judge Winter makes "a strong speech" at a meeting, in London, of loyal Americans celebrating the birthday of Washington - The Western Gazette | Life | |||||
| 1864/02/26 | In London, Judge Winter gives an eloquent speech explaining that the object of the US Sanitary Commission is to grant aid to wounded soldiers, whether Federal or Confederate, and to assist in the sanitary arrangements of the army. | Vocation | |||||
| 1865/05/06 | Judge Winter is listed amongst the platform party at a public meeting held in London following Lincoln's assassination. - The Kentish Chronicle | Life | |||||
| 1865/12/00 | John Gano Winter dies in Brooklyn Heights, New York. | Died | |||||
| 1871/00/00 | To fulfill his dying wish, John Gano Winter's body is re-interned at Linwood Cemetery in Columbus. The monument was carved by E C Launitz. | In Memoriam | Old City Cemetery | Columbus |
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