George Thomas McElderry was an American politician and business owner who served in the Alabama House of Representatives in the nineteenth century. He was the son of Thomas McElderry, an officer who served under General Andrew Jackson.
Early life George Thomas McElderry was born in 1854 to Thomas McElderry and his third wife, Martha Dozier. He married his wife, Mary Irion, in 1878, and the two had 9 children together.National Park Service, Talladega National Forest / Proposed Talladega National Park Historical Records, reproducing correspondence and contemporary material concerning G. T. McElderry of Talladega.
Career George McElderry was a prominent local businessman, being involved with Stock breeding, Fertilizer, and owning a warehouse with a ginnery.Talladega Mercantile Co., Alabama corporate records, incorporated November 4, 1890; G. T. McElderry listed as incorporator. He served as a representative to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1888Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Alabama, Alabama Legislature, 1888–1889. and later went on to be a delegate to the Alabama State Farmers Union.Talladega Fertilizer Co., Alabama corporate records, incorporated December 22, 1898; G. T. McElderry listed as incorporator. He also argued a case, (Isbell & Co. v. Lewis & Co., 98 Ala. 550), in the Alabama Supreme Court.Isbell & Co. v. Lewis & Co., 98 Ala. 550 (1893).
Later life and death
George McElderry lived out his life in Talladega, Alabama, until his death in 1946.
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