George Cruikshank

George Marcus Cruikshank (March 15, 1857 – September 15, 1936) was an American educator, newspaper editor, and historian active mostly in Birmingham, Alabama. He had political appointments on staff at Congress and as US Postmaster of Birmingham.

Early life, education and early career George Marcus Cruikshank, born in Versailles, Kentucky, was the son of Marcus Cruikshank and his wife. The family moved to Alabama, where George's father was elected as a Confederate congressman and later mayor of Talladega, Alabama. George was raised in Talladega and completed his studies there.

In 1890, Cruikshank moved to Washington, D.C., with an appointment as superintendent of the "folding room" of the House of Representatives, where all congressional mail was delivered.

Cruikshank's book, A History of Birmingham and its Environs, was published in two volumes in 1920. He was a Master Mason, a member of the Alabama Press Association and the Birmingham Press Club, as well as the Commercial Club of Birmingham. He was president of the Birmingham chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Cruikshank died in 1936. He is buried at Grand Bay Cemetery in Mobile County.