About George C. Hale
Lived 1850 – 1923 (aged 72–73). George C. Hale was an American inventor.
George Consider Hale (1849-1923) was fire chief in Kansas City, Missouri from 1882 to 1902. During this time he competed in the international firemen competition in Paris, and another in London in 1893. He was also the holder of more than 60 patents for fire fighting equipment.
Biography He was born in 1849. He was fire chief in Kansas City, Missouri from 1882 to 1902. He was president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs in 1889.
In 1904, Hale started the Hale's Tours of the World.
He died in 1923.
Writings History of the world's greatest fires (1905) Compound rotary engine] (1911)
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American firefighter
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George C. Hale was born in 1850.
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George C. Hale was an inventor.
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