Art Society of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh Orchestra, Lee, Edward, Mrs., East End (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Septicemia, Lawrence (Mass.), Boston traveler (Boston, Mass. : 1894), Musical yearbook of the United States, World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.), Wilson, Kate DeN., 1855-1942, Schauffler, Katherine de Normandie, Wilson, Amy M., Wilson, Robert, Obituaries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Executives--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Wilson, G. H. (George Henry), 1854-1908
A newspaper clipping from the Pittsburg dispatch concerning the sudden death of George H. Wilson. Wilson was manager of the Art Society of Pittsburgh, manager of Carnegie Music Hall and former manager of the Pittsburgh Orchestra. Wilson died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edward Lee in the East End of Pittsburgh, Pa. having been ill for just four days of blood poisoning. He had retired from being manager of the Pittsburgh Orchestra the year before and was devoting a lot of his time to the Art Society of Pittsburgh. His earlier life was spent in Lawrence, Mass. where he was born. He had been music critic on the Boston traveler and editor of the Musical year book published in Boston. In 1891 he went to the World's Fair at Chicago ""to take charge of the music there"". After that he accepted the position to manage the Pittsburgh Orchestra. He married Kate DeNormandie and was survived by daughters: Katherine de Normandie Schauffler, Mrs. Edward Lee, Amy M. Wilson, son Robert Wilson and other relatives.