George B. Creamer was born in 1841 in Albany, New York and was the son of Thomas Creamer, the sheriff of Baltimore. After graduating from Dickinson and joining an insurance firm, Creamer enlisted as a Union volunteer in the Tenth Maryland Regiment. He entered the auction business after the war and worked for a firm he co-established until he died, unmarried, in 1894. (By Brandon Rothenberg)
Dickinson Connection
Class of 1860
Life Summary
Full name
George B. Creamer
Place of Birth
Birth Date Certainty
Estimated
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
0
No. of Children
0
Family
Thomas Creamer (father)
Education
Dickinson (Carlisle College)
Occupation
Businessman
Military
Union Army
