George P. Scriven

George Percival Scriven
Born(1854-02-21)February 21, 1854
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 7, 1940(1940-03-07) (aged 86)
Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S.
Buried
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1874–1917
Rank Brigadier General
CommandsU.S. Signal Corps
Awards
Spouse(s)
  • Bertha Bragg
  • (m. 1891; died 1914)
  • Elizabeth McQuade
  • (m. 1915; died 1968)
Children
  • Katherine Colman (Marthinson)
  • (b. 1893; died 1924)
  • Cornelia Elizabeth Scriven
  • (b. 1894; died 1965)
  • Percival Rochester Scriven
  • (b. 1898; died 1899)
Chairman of the NACA
In office
April 23, 1915 – 1916
PresidentWoodrow Wilson
Preceded by-
Succeeded byWilliam F. Durand

George Percival Scriven (February 21, 1854 – March 7, 1940) was the seventh Chief Signal Officer of the United States Army (1913–1917). In this position he commanded the Aeronautical Division (1913–1914),and later the Aviation Section (1914–1917) of U.S. Signal Corps, the forerunner of the United States Air Force.

Scriven was first Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (1915–1916), the forerunner of NASA.