George Chickering
co-head of Chickering & Sons (Boston)
Biography
George Chickering, together with his brother C. Frank Chickering, headed Chickering & Sons of Boston, the firm founded by their father Jonas Chickering. Since neither brother had sons of his own to succeed him in the business, in 1876 the two importuned Josiah B. Chickering of Cincinnati to send his sons into the piano trade, a request that ultimately led to the founding of Chickering Brothers in Chicago by Josiah's sons.
Highlights
- Along with his brother Frank, ran Chickering & Sons of Boston and had no sons to carry on the business
- In 1876 joined his brother in asking Josiah B. Chickering to send his sons into the piano trade
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. II (1913), p. 69.
Public domain.