Landell, George A.

Born: 1814-12-07 Pennsylvania

Died: 1877-04-29 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Flourished: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

George A. Landell was a merchant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1837, he operated a business located on North Wharf Street. From 1839 to 1855, he operated an oil and candle manufacturing establishment on North Water Street. In 1856, he went into partnership with Edwin A. Landell, establishing an oil, candle, and soap business. A year later, the partners added a shop on Pennsylvania above Maiden, and in 1858, they established a factory on North Delaware above Maiden, maintaining business in this and other locations through the Civil War. In 1860, George was living in the Twelfth Ward and owned real estate valued at $80,000 and had a personal estate of $30,000.

Gravestone, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA; Death Record, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803–1915, Philadelphia City Archives, Philadelphia, PA; A. M'Elroy, A. M'Elroy's Philadelphia Directory, for 1837 (Philadelphia: Rackliff & Jones, 1837), 123; A. M'Elroy, A. M'Elroy's Philadelphia Directory, for 1839 (Philadelphia: Isaac Ashmead, 1839), 141; McElroy's Philadelphia Directory for 1844 (Philadelphia: Edward C. Biddle, 1844), 175; McElroy's Philadelphia Directory for 1849 (Philadelphia: Edward C. & John Biddle, 1849), 209; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Kensington Ward 1, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, IL, 44; McElroy's Philadelphia Directory, for 1854 (Philadelphia: Edward C. & John Biddle, 1854), 292; McElroy's Philadelphia Directory, for 1856 (Philadelphia: Edward C. & John Biddle, 1856), 358; McElroy's Philadelphia Directory, for 1857 (Philadelphia: Edward C. & John Biddle, 1857), 374; McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory, for 1858 (Philadelphia: Edward C. & John Biddle, 1858), 377; McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory for 1865 (Philadelphia: Sherman, 1865), 388; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Division 1, Ward 12, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, 198.