Warlow, George L.

George L. Warlow was born in Bloomington, Illinois, on July 1, 1849, to parents Jonathan B. Warlow and Catherine B. Hay. He attended Northwestern University in Indianapolis, Indiana, graduated from Eureka College in 1874, and earned his law degree from Wesleyan University in Bloomington in 1876. After reading law under future Vice President Adlai Ewing Stevenson and practicing in Virginia, Cass County, Illinois, with State Senator A. A. Leeper, he moved to Fresno, California, in 1889.

In Fresno, George practiced law independently before forming the partnership Warlow and Warlow with his surviving son, Chester H. Warlow. Married to Ella Knowles on September 23, 1880, he was preceded in death by three of his four children—Trenna, George, and Zoe—before his own passing on October 17, 1918. A highly honored member of the legal profession, he left a lasting impact on his community that was carried on by his son following Chester honorable discharge from the United States Air Service.