George Lockwood | |
Birth Date: | 3 April 1862[1] |
Residence: | Norwalk, Connecticut |
Office: | Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut |
Order: | 17th |
Term Start: | 1893 |
Term End: | 1893[2] |
Predecessor: | William B. Reed |
Successor: | Mortimer M. Lee |
Spouse: | Ella Squire[3] (m. May 17, 1881), Annie Conley (m. November 23, 1893)[4] |
George Lockwood (April 3, 1862–) was a one term mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut in 1893. Lockwood was the youngest son of William R. Lockwood and Mary Elisabeth Roberts.[1] [3]
In 1881, Lockwood was married to Ella Squire, the oldest daughter of Charles E. Squire (b. 1835) and Amanda Crofut.[3] In October 1893, Lockwood's wife filed and on November 11, was granted a divorce because Lockwood had "called on the unmarried daughter of one of the city officials."[3] When it came to be known publicly, his resignation was demanded from at least one Sunday pulpit.[4] He submitted his resignation on Monday, November 20, 1893.[4] He married Annie Conley, the daughter of a former policeman, Francis S. Conley on November 23, 1893.[4]