George Washington Cash (March 31, 1841 – May 6, 1912) was an American merchant for whom Cash Corner, in today's South Portland, Maine, is now named.
Life and career
Cash was born to Stephen Cash and Elizabeth Palmer, both natives of Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
He was an apprentice with N. Hasty, a cooper in Portland. He was also a peddler of goods.
In 1864, Cash married Olivia A. Littlefield, with whom he had eleven children: Alice, Henry, Dwight, Herbert, Eleanor, Christena, Bessie, Georgia, Chester, Cathleen and Harold. At least four of them died in infancy.
In 1870, aged 29, he became a grocer at Cash Corner, in today's South Portland, Maine, which is named for him and his brother, fellow merchant A. J. Cash.
Death
Cash died in 1912, aged 71. He was interred in Brown's Hill Cemetery in South Portland, beside his wife, who predeceased him by five years.