Son of John D. Langhorne and Nancy Tayloe; husband of Mary Kirk Waller.
George Langhorne grew up in Virginia, was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and entered West Point graduating in 1889.
He was sent to the Phillippines in 1899 as a major with the 39th U. S. Volunteers. He later served in the Phillippines as aide to both General George W. Davis and General Leonard Wood. He also served in British North Borneo, Sumatra and Java as well as the Federated Malay States.
In 1908 he was stationed in Europe attending maneuvers of the French and German armies. He was awarded the the Legion of Honor for his service there.
Colonel Langhorne and General Frank Ross McCoy were diverted from the Philippines to Japan when the great earthquake struck in 1922 to dispense American aid.
Being a cavalryman, George Langhorne was an excellent horseman and excelled at playing polo. He organized polo teams in wherever he was stationed. He went on safari in Kenya and Tanganyika in 1935.
He retired to Chicago and at the end of his life was a semi-invalid which he bore with grace and good humor.
George Langhorne grew up in Virginia, was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and entered West Point graduating in 1889.
He was sent to the Phillippines in 1899 as a major with the 39th U. S. Volunteers. He later served in the Phillippines as aide to both General George W. Davis and General Leonard Wood. He also served in British North Borneo, Sumatra and Java as well as the Federated Malay States.
In 1908 he was stationed in Europe attending maneuvers of the French and German armies. He was awarded the the Legion of Honor for his service there.
Colonel Langhorne and General Frank Ross McCoy were diverted from the Philippines to Japan when the great earthquake struck in 1922 to dispense American aid.
Being a cavalryman, George Langhorne was an excellent horseman and excelled at playing polo. He organized polo teams in wherever he was stationed. He went on safari in Kenya and Tanganyika in 1935.
He retired to Chicago and at the end of his life was a semi-invalid which he bore with grace and good humor.
Son of John D. Langhorne and Nancy Tayloe; husband of Mary Kirk Waller.
George Langhorne grew up in Virginia, was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and entered West Point graduating in 1889.
He was sent to the Phillippines in 1899 as a major with the 39th U. S. Volunteers. He later served in the Phillippines as aide to both General George W. Davis and General Leonard Wood. He also served in British North Borneo, Sumatra and Java as well as the Federated Malay States.
In 1908 he was stationed in Europe attending maneuvers of the French and German armies. He was awarded the the Legion of Honor for his service there.
Colonel Langhorne and General Frank Ross McCoy were diverted from the Philippines to Japan when the great earthquake struck in 1922 to dispense American aid.
Being a cavalryman, George Langhorne was an excellent horseman and excelled at playing polo. He organized polo teams in wherever he was stationed. He went on safari in Kenya and Tanganyika in 1935.
He retired to Chicago and at the end of his life was a semi-invalid which he bore with grace and good humor.
George Langhorne grew up in Virginia, was educated at the Virginia Military Institute and entered West Point graduating in 1889.
He was sent to the Phillippines in 1899 as a major with the 39th U. S. Volunteers. He later served in the Phillippines as aide to both General George W. Davis and General Leonard Wood. He also served in British North Borneo, Sumatra and Java as well as the Federated Malay States.
In 1908 he was stationed in Europe attending maneuvers of the French and German armies. He was awarded the the Legion of Honor for his service there.
Colonel Langhorne and General Frank Ross McCoy were diverted from the Philippines to Japan when the great earthquake struck in 1922 to dispense American aid.
Being a cavalryman, George Langhorne was an excellent horseman and excelled at playing polo. He organized polo teams in wherever he was stationed. He went on safari in Kenya and Tanganyika in 1935.
He retired to Chicago and at the end of his life was a semi-invalid which he bore with grace and good humor.
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