George Henry Pryor Showalter

1870–1954

Introduction

Biography

George was the son of Jo­si­ah Tho­mas Sho­wal­ter and Sa­rah Ca­the­rine Va­den. He mar­ried twice, to Le­na Es­telle Ho­nea (Au­gust 1, 1900, John­son Coun­ty, Tex­as) and Wi­ni­fred L. Ma­son Moore Watts (1945).

He be­came ed­it­or and own­er of the Firm Foun­da­tion pub­lish­ers in 1908, and worked there the rest of his life.

Works

• The New Gos­pel Song Book, with Aus­tin Tay­lor (Aus­tin, Texas: Firm Foun­da­tion Pub­lish­ing, 1914)
• Gospel Songs No. 2, with Aus­tin Tay­lor (Aus­tin, Tex­as: Firm Foun­da­tion Pub­lish­ing, 1919)
• Select Songs, with Tho­mas S. Cobb (Aus­tin, Tex­as: Firm Foun­da­tion Pub­lish­ing, 1935)
• Best of All Songs, with Tho­mas S. Cobb (Aus­tin, Tex­as: Firm Foun­da­tion Pub­lish­ing, 1937)
• The New Won­der­ful Songs for Work and Wor­ship, with Tho­mas S. Cobb (Aus­tin, Tex­as: Firm Foun­da­tion Pub­lish­ing, 1938)