Quick Facts
Biography
George Herbert Harries (September 19, 1860 – September 29, 1934) was a major general in the United States Army. He served as president of a number of American industrial corporations, including the Metropolitan Railroad Corporation, Washington, the Washington Railway and Electric Company, H. M. Byllesby and Company, Louisville Gas and Electric Company, and the Fargo and Moorhead Street Railroad Company.
Early life
He was born on September 19, 1860, in Haverfordwest, South Wales. He attended Haverforwest Grammar School.
Family
He married Elizabeth Langley on April 23, 1883. They had two sons: Lt. Col. Herbert Langley Harries and Warren Harries. His son, Warren Harries, died in an accident in France during World War I.
Elizabeth Harries died on May 29, 1925. Harries later married Alice Loveland on January 11, 1927.
Military career
He served as a volunteer aide to Nelson A. Miles during the Ghost Dance War in South Dakota.
He served as a colonel of the First District of Columbia Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War.
During World War I, he commanded the 59th Depot Brigade, Base Section Number Five, and the 173rd Infantry Brigade.
Civilian career
He was a journalist and newspaper editor, including serving as the associate editor of the Washington Evening Star.
He served as president of the Metropolitan Railroad Corporation, Washington, the Washington Railway and Electric Company, H. M. Byllesby and Company, Louisville Gas and Electric Company, and the Fargo and Moorhead Street Railroad Company.
Awards
He received the Army Distinguished Service Medal, and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal.
Death and legacy
Harries died on September 29, 1934, in Waverly, Maryland of pneumonia. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 2, Site 1015.