George coleman poage november 6, 1880april 11, 1962 was the first african american athlete to win a medal in the olympic games, winning two bronze medals at the 1904 games in st. Synopsis born on november 6, 1880 in hannibal, missouri, george c. On monday, november 26 well be joined by richard frost and teri machuta for a presentation the life and legacy of local sports legend and pioneering olympian george coleman poage. George coleman poage 1903, max1904 was a man of firsts, someone who approached challenges with determination rather than trepidation. Historians teri wachuta seated left and richard frost standing discuss the making of the george poage sculpture with elmer petersen seated right at the march 7, 2018 holmen area historical society. If you are able to purchase a book, it will ship to the uwl campus climate office. He went on become the first africanamerican on the uwmadison track team. After his father, james, died in 1888, george poage, along with his mother and surviving sibling, moved into the home of mary and lucian easton.
George poage bio, stats, and results olympics at sports. Wisconsin hurdler was first africanamerican to medal in olympics. Margaret lichter interpretive literature and signage consultant, george c. George poage historical records and family trees myheritage. George poage was the first black athlete to medal in the modern olympic era. He was the first africanamerican to win an olympic medal. Of the seven children ann kennedy poage had by william poage, this familys direct ancestor is robert poagepogue, born october 6, 1765 in rockbridge county, virginia. The new building stands on losey boulevard, near state road. The milwaukee athletic club sponsored poage to compete in the 1904 summer olympics in st. View george crosses profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. George coleman poage november 6, 1880 april 11, 1962 was the first africanamerican.
Official profile of olympic athlete george poage born 06 nov 1880 11 apr 1962, including games, medals, results, photos, videos and news. George poage olympic athletics united states of america. George miless birthday is 09261934 and is 85 years old. Mouser also extensively researched the life of george poage using materials in murphy library special collections. A painters diary 1980 and starring katharine hepburn 1981. Comment ellen waldenshivers 1862 1938 february 17, 2020. George married ellen poage on february 18 1844, at age 31 in roanoke county virginia usa. Margaret lichter senior style ambassador india hicks.
Eugene murphy and murphy award murphy library uwla crosse. Attorney george parke iii started as an associate with v. George coleman poage, the focus of the research materials in this collection and subject of mousers biography, was born in hannibal, missouri. George poage was the first black athlete to medal in the modern olympic.
George poage was born on november 5 1812, in poage s mill, botetourt county virginia usa, to john poage and margaret poage. Galesville maybe its because george coleman poage won his. George coleman poage, a track athlete from the university of wisconsin, would become the first africanamerican to compete in the games and the first to win a medal. Winner of two bronze medals at the 1904 olympics in the 200 and 400 meter hurdles. George poage was born on november 5 1812, in poages mill, botetourt county virginia usa, to john poage and margaret poage.
Poage and anna coleman, were both born slaves in missouri, but each received freedom papers. When his father died a few years later, the poages moved into the home of mary and lucian easton, his mothers employers. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover georges connections and jobs at similar companies. When poage was three years old his family moved to lacrosse, wisconsin, where his father obtained a position as coachman to a wealthy lumberman in that town. Ellen waldenshivers was born in revels valley, wisconsin.
Murphy library special recognition award murphy library. With little fanfare, george poage was the first black american to win. George coleman poage, murphy library university of wisconsinla crosse, 19030701, from the collection of. Nadine burke harris discusses her book, the deepest well. In 1899, george poage became the first black student to graduate from lacrosse high school, after which he entered the university of wisconsin, graduating from there in 1904. You can determine which area each panel id number corresponds to by using this city map index or county map index. He married martha jane hopkins, of virginia, in mason county, kentucky on june 4, 1791.
George coleman poage was the first africanamerican athlete to represent the united states in the olympic games, winning two bronze medals at the 1904 games in st. George edwin taylor became the first black candidate for united states president. Each week well hear from a different local expert on a widevariety of topics. But his greatest triumph came at the 1904 olympics when he became the first africanamerican to. I am a uwl graduate and have owned my own business for 17 years. He was an editor and producer, known for fred astaire. In 1904, track and field athlete and scholar george coleman poage became the first africanamerican to win a medal at the olympic games. Fine print 2019 spring by university of wisconsinla crosse. Below, each map is identified by its panel id number. Fine print 2019 spring by university of wisconsinla.
She was the daughter of captain john hopkins and jean gordon hopkins. Wprs maureen mccollum talked with uwla crosse retired special collections librarian ed hill about george poages life as a student athlete in. George poage ran track in the 1904 olympic games and was the first african american to ever win an olympic medal. At his death, his address book listed the names and numbers of many famous artists, musicians, stage performers, and chefs. Robert poagepogue 17651836 poguepoage family in black. Annie poage was released in 1861 and james found freedom at the end of the civil war. Ebook, free access at harvards hutchins center website. Lucian was the son of local lumberman jason easton, who employed james in his stables.
George coleman poage november 6, 1880april 11, 1962 was the first africanamerican athlete to win a medal in the olympic games, winning two bronze medals at the 1904 games in st. He imagined something more fluid, a piece reminiscent of thumbing a flip book s pages to reveal a short movie of sorts. Locally, he was known as a scholar and remarkable athlete. George page was born on march 31, 1935 in hartwell, georgia, usa as george henson page. Other names that george uses includes george e miles, geo e miles and george e miles. A greater r ecognition of taylor and poage and hundreds of other african american settlers has surfaced in the. Wisconsin hurdler was first africanamerican to medal in. The pump house regional arts center hosts visual arts exhibits throughout the year plus its own series of jazz, folk, and blues performers. A greater r ecognition of taylor and poage and hundreds of other african american settlers has surfaced in the last 20. George page, whose rich voice and infectious enthusiasm for the natural world made him one of public televisions most popular personalities as onair host of the weekly series nature, succumbed.