G.M. McComas (George March)
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- Name
- G.M. McComas (George March)
- Biographical Information
- George March McComas was the son of William and Ellen McComas. McComas was an abolitionist and tobacco merchant. The McComas Institute, one of several Freedmen’s schools in Harford County, MD founded in 1867 was named after him. After the end of the Civil War, he secured financial assistance from the Freedmen’s Bureau in order to build a school and church for African Americans near his home in Linwood, Maryland. He was a very active advocate for the education of African Americans. McComas helped to obtain financial support from the Freedmen's Bureau for several schools for the purpose of educating African Americans in Harford County. McComas also received help from Rev. Peter Bishop, the founder of Mt. Zion Methodist Church who assisted who served as a trustee for the school. Freedmen’s records reveal his consistent support for getting aid in the form of school houses, furniture, and learning materials for the schools.
- School Affiliation
- Magnolia aka McComas, Mountain School, Clayton, or Joppa
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