Stowell, George

Association: Pioneers of Alaska, Juneau Men's Igloo

Role: Charter Member

Biography

George Stowell was a charter member of the Juneau Men's Igloo of the Pioneers of Alaska.

He was born in March 1871 in Massachusetts. Stowell came to Alaska in 1896 during the early years of the territory’s mining development.

By 1900 he was living at Sum Dum, Alaska, where he worked as a miner. He later served as Chief Clerk in the office of the United States Surveyor General in Juneau.

Stowell moved to Portland, Oregon in 1916. He died there on August 10, 1919.

Sources

• 1900 U.S. Federal Population Census
• Daily Alaska Empire, August 23, 1919