Landry, George E.

George E. Landry, born in Canada on February 15, 1867, was the son of farmers Peter and Mary Choinier Landry. He grew up on his father farm and received his education in the public schools of Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1886, at nineteen years of age, he married Mary L. Dion, and together they raised five children named William E., Laura, Eva, Leo, and Alice.

After serving as steward of the Wamsutta Club in New Bedford, Massachusetts, George moved to California in 1908 to manage business for the New Bedford Oil Company. In Fresno County, he managed the Grand Central Hotel, served as steward and secretary at the county hospital, and later became assistant secretary of the Fresno Sequoia Club. A patriotic Republican and Catholic, he was an active member of the Knights of Columbus, the Elks, and the Commercial Club.