George Waldo Emerson, Sr. (1861-1947)

He was born at Somersworth, New Hampshire. He was educated in Chicago and at Exeter, New Hampshire. He entered the wool business at Boston and for several years was the President-Treasurer of the Merrimac Hat Company, of Amesbury, Massachusetts. On his death, he gifted the most of his large library to the U.S. Library of Congress. He was a member of the New England Genealogical Society and the Boston Athenaeum. In 1904, he married Susan Hood, a noted teacher and headmistress. He was survived by his wife, 4-sons and 3-daughters (Mrs Kelley, Mrs Raymond & Mrs Peters).