Griffith George

Griffith George (1847–1910) was a Liberal politician, businessman and a prominent figure in the cultural and religious life of Aberdare and Glamorgan, Wales.

George was born in Llangoedmor, near Cardigan, but moved at a young age to Pontseli, near Newcastle Emlyn.

[1] In 1876, George moved to Trecynon where he opened a drapery business, and in 1886 he took over the larger concern of Henry Lewis, known as the Beehive, in Victoria Square, Aberdare.

[1] In 1894 George was elected as one of the first members of the Aberdare Urban District Council and he became an advocate of free libraries.

In 1901 George was invited, following a public meeting, to contest the Gadlys ward in the Glamorgan County Council elections.