| George Willis Pack | |
|---|---|
| Born | about 1831 Peterboro, New York |
| Died | August 31, 1906 Long Island, New York |
| Nationality | USA |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse | Frances Farman |
| Children | Charles Lathrop Pack Mary Pack Millicent Pack Beulah Pack |
| Parents | George Pack Maria Lathrop |
George Willis Pack (b. 1831, Peterboro, New York; d. August 31, 1906, Southampton, Long Island, New York) was a second-generation timberman in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. His father, George Pack had established two sawmills outside of Lexington, Michigan, in a place known as Pack's Mills. After years of working with his father, in 1860 George Willis Pack, together with John L. Woods, established Carrington, Pack & Company, in Sand Beach, Michigan. In 1864, with Woods and Jeremiah Jenks, George Willis Pack established a second sawmill, Pack, Jenks & Company, also near Sand Beach. A third firm, Woods & Company, in Port Crescent, Michigan, was formed in 1870. In 1876, Pack, Woods & Company was formed in Oscoda, Michigan, on the Au Sable River. George Willis Pack grew to be a wealthy man; he "would be remembered as one of the few millionaires who had lived in Huron County.[1]
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