George Washington Hendry | |
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Born | Thomas County, Georgia, U.S. | December 3, 1838
Died | March 2, 1914 Fort Meade, Florida, U.S. | (aged 75)
Other names | G.W. Hendry, Wash Hendry |
Occupation(s) | Land developer, writer, farmer, military personnel |
Known for | Early settler in southwest Florida, namesake of the Wash Hendry Branch of the Peace River |
Relatives | Francis Asbury "Berry" Hendry (brother) |
George Washington "Wash" Hendry (1838–1914),[1] was an American land developer, writer, and farmer, who was from an early settler family in Southwest Florida.[2][3] Hendry served in the Seminole Wars, and in the American Civil War for the Confederate States Army. He was also known as G.W. Hendry, and Wash Hendry.