George M. Flournoy

George M. Flournoy (November 30, 1832 – September 18, 1889) was an American lawyer and politician. A Democrat, he was Texas Attorney General from 1860 to 1862.

Early life and education Flournoy was born on November 30, 1832, in Louisville, Georgia, the son of the son of Marcus A. Flournoy and Margaret (née Shelman) Flournoy. His parents died while he was young, and he worked odd jobs until age 21. He studied at the University of Georgia and in 1853, graduated from a law school in Tuskegee, Alabama. resigning to fight in the American Civil War. He moved to Galveston in 1876, and to San Francisco in 1878, practicing law in both. In 1879, he formed a partnership with John B. Mhoon, son-in-law of Samuel B. McKee.

Personal life and death In 1854, Flournoy married Eugenia Haralson. She later died, and on July 1, 1858, married Louisa Virginia Holman. He had three children: one from his first marriage and two from his second. Raised Protestant, he later converted to Catholicism. He died on September 18, 1889, aged 56, in San Francisco, from Bright's disease. He was originally buried at Calvary Cemetery in San Francisco, later being moved to Holy Cross Cemetery, in Colma.