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Childs, George William

journalist, author, was born May 12, 1829, in Baltimore, Md. He was a noted journalist of Philadelphia who established the Public Ledger in 1864, and was the author of Recollections of General Grant; and Personal Recollections. For nearly two years, in 1842- 43, he was an apprentice on board the ship Pennsylvania of the United States navy. In 1850 he became a member of the publishing firm of Peterson and Co., which was changed to Childs and Peterson. In 1864 he purchased The Public Ledger of Philadelphia. As a philanthropist he was very liberal; and gave freely of his means to many charitable institutions. He died Feb. 3, 1894, in Philadelphia, Pa.