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 JOHN G. DALE. 



Mr. John G. Dale was born in Lancashire, Eng- 

 land, in 1830. His father was a minister of the 

 Episcopal Church. He entered upon his business 

 career with the shipping firm of Richardson. Spence 

 & Co., of Liverpool. At the close of the Crimean 

 War, the Liverpool and Philadelphia line of Steam- 

 ships was established between the cities named, and 

 Mr. Dale came to this country as book-keeper. In 

 the winter of 1856-7 the Delaware River was frozen 

 over and a vessel of this line in seeking a harbor put 

 into the port of New York, which accident, it is 

 said, led to the establishment of an office in this 

 city, of which Mr. Dale was made the head. 

 Thenceforth until his death he devoted himself, 

 heart and soul, to the building up of what is now 

 known as the Inman Steamship Line. Possessed 

 of great business capacity and strict integrity he at- 

 tained an enviable position, not only among men in- 

 terested in shipping, but in business circles gener- 

 ally. 



Mr. Dale was likewise the New York Agent of 

 the British and F'oreign Marine Insurance Com- 

 pany. 



In speaking of him shortly after his death one of 

 his friends said : " He was a man of positive convic- 

 tions, strong in his likes and dislikes. At the din- 

 ner table he was the best of hosts." 



