George E. Barstow (original) (raw)

George Eames Barstow (November 19, 1849 – April 30, 1924), described as a "capitalist and irrigation pioneer," was a Texas land developer and a member of both the Providence, Rhode Island, common council (four years) and the city's school board (fourteen years), as well as the State Assembly from 1894 to 1896. He was known as "the father of irrigation in the Southwest."