USMA Class of 1878. Cullum No. 2721.
In January 1913, he was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed as the seventh Chief Signal Officer of the Army by President Taft.
He was the son of Charles H. Scriven and Elizabeth Schuff Scriven.
On February 7, 1891 as George Percival Scriven, he married Bertha Bragg at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
They were the parents of three children.
On October 6, 1915 as George P. Scriven, he married Elizabeth McQuade at the home of her mother in Staten Island, New York.
They had no children.
The New York Times
Thursday, October 7, 1915
Gen. Geo. P. Scriven Weds Miss M'Quade
Chief Signal Officer, U.S.A., Marries Daughter of Mrs. Peter McQuade in St. George, S.I.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth McQuade, daughter of Mrs. Peter [Elizabeth McCormick] McQuade of 299 Tompkins Avenue, St. George, Staten Island and Brigadier General George Percival Scriven, Chief Signal Officer of the United States Army, took place yesterday at the home of the bride's mother. The Right Rev. Charles A. Cassidy, rector of St. Peter's Church at New Brighton, officiated.
The bride was attended by Miss Betty Scriven, her only attendant and Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, acted as best man. The ceremony was attended only by relatives and intimate friends and was followed by a breakfast.
General Scriven is 61 years old, about double the age of his bride and lives in Washington, D.C., with his two grown daughters. His first wife, who was the daughter of General Edward S. Bragg, died several years ago. The bride's father was the late Peter A. McQuade, who for more than forty years was well known on Staten Island, where he owned a brewery. She is a graduate of the College of the Sacred Heart, Manhattanville and has studied art. Her engagement to General Scriven was announced on September 1.
General Scriven has done much distinguished services in the army since his graduation from West Point, when he was fifth in his class. He did duty in his early service in Europe, Mexico and many South American countries. In 1893 he was appointed Military Attaché to Mexico and a year later became Military Attaché at Rome.
He attended the coronation of the Emperor of Russia in 1896 and in the Summer of 1897 was observer with the Turkish forces. Later he did duty in the Philippines and in 1900 served as Chief Signal Officer of the relief expeditions sent to China during the Boxer troubles. He was recommended by General Chaffee for the brevet rank of Lieutenant Colonel for gallant conduct at Yangtsum, August 6, 1900 and at Peking, August 14 and 15, 1900. He became a Colonel in 1912 and on January 13, 1914, he was advanced to his present rank.
The Washington Post Friday, March 8, 1940
Scriven, George Percival. On Thursday, March 7, 1940 at Southern Pines, North Carolina, George Percival Scriven, Brigadier General, United States Army, retired of Washington, D.C. Funeral Saturday, March 9. Mass at 10:30 at Catholic Chapel, West Point. Interment West Point.
In January 1913, he was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed as the seventh Chief Signal Officer of the Army by President Taft.
He was the son of Charles H. Scriven and Elizabeth Schuff Scriven.
On February 7, 1891 as George Percival Scriven, he married Bertha Bragg at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
They were the parents of three children.
On October 6, 1915 as George P. Scriven, he married Elizabeth McQuade at the home of her mother in Staten Island, New York.
They had no children.
The New York Times
Thursday, October 7, 1915
Gen. Geo. P. Scriven Weds Miss M'Quade
Chief Signal Officer, U.S.A., Marries Daughter of Mrs. Peter McQuade in St. George, S.I.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth McQuade, daughter of Mrs. Peter [Elizabeth McCormick] McQuade of 299 Tompkins Avenue, St. George, Staten Island and Brigadier General George Percival Scriven, Chief Signal Officer of the United States Army, took place yesterday at the home of the bride's mother. The Right Rev. Charles A. Cassidy, rector of St. Peter's Church at New Brighton, officiated.
The bride was attended by Miss Betty Scriven, her only attendant and Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, acted as best man. The ceremony was attended only by relatives and intimate friends and was followed by a breakfast.
General Scriven is 61 years old, about double the age of his bride and lives in Washington, D.C., with his two grown daughters. His first wife, who was the daughter of General Edward S. Bragg, died several years ago. The bride's father was the late Peter A. McQuade, who for more than forty years was well known on Staten Island, where he owned a brewery. She is a graduate of the College of the Sacred Heart, Manhattanville and has studied art. Her engagement to General Scriven was announced on September 1.
General Scriven has done much distinguished services in the army since his graduation from West Point, when he was fifth in his class. He did duty in his early service in Europe, Mexico and many South American countries. In 1893 he was appointed Military Attaché to Mexico and a year later became Military Attaché at Rome.
He attended the coronation of the Emperor of Russia in 1896 and in the Summer of 1897 was observer with the Turkish forces. Later he did duty in the Philippines and in 1900 served as Chief Signal Officer of the relief expeditions sent to China during the Boxer troubles. He was recommended by General Chaffee for the brevet rank of Lieutenant Colonel for gallant conduct at Yangtsum, August 6, 1900 and at Peking, August 14 and 15, 1900. He became a Colonel in 1912 and on January 13, 1914, he was advanced to his present rank.
The Washington Post Friday, March 8, 1940
Scriven, George Percival. On Thursday, March 7, 1940 at Southern Pines, North Carolina, George Percival Scriven, Brigadier General, United States Army, retired of Washington, D.C. Funeral Saturday, March 9. Mass at 10:30 at Catholic Chapel, West Point. Interment West Point.
USMA Class of 1878. Cullum No. 2721.
In January 1913, he was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed as the seventh Chief Signal Officer of the Army by President Taft.
He was the son of Charles H. Scriven and Elizabeth Schuff Scriven.
On February 7, 1891 as George Percival Scriven, he married Bertha Bragg at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
They were the parents of three children.
On October 6, 1915 as George P. Scriven, he married Elizabeth McQuade at the home of her mother in Staten Island, New York.
They had no children.
The New York Times
Thursday, October 7, 1915
Gen. Geo. P. Scriven Weds Miss M'Quade
Chief Signal Officer, U.S.A., Marries Daughter of Mrs. Peter McQuade in St. George, S.I.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth McQuade, daughter of Mrs. Peter [Elizabeth McCormick] McQuade of 299 Tompkins Avenue, St. George, Staten Island and Brigadier General George Percival Scriven, Chief Signal Officer of the United States Army, took place yesterday at the home of the bride's mother. The Right Rev. Charles A. Cassidy, rector of St. Peter's Church at New Brighton, officiated.
The bride was attended by Miss Betty Scriven, her only attendant and Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, acted as best man. The ceremony was attended only by relatives and intimate friends and was followed by a breakfast.
General Scriven is 61 years old, about double the age of his bride and lives in Washington, D.C., with his two grown daughters. His first wife, who was the daughter of General Edward S. Bragg, died several years ago. The bride's father was the late Peter A. McQuade, who for more than forty years was well known on Staten Island, where he owned a brewery. She is a graduate of the College of the Sacred Heart, Manhattanville and has studied art. Her engagement to General Scriven was announced on September 1.
General Scriven has done much distinguished services in the army since his graduation from West Point, when he was fifth in his class. He did duty in his early service in Europe, Mexico and many South American countries. In 1893 he was appointed Military Attaché to Mexico and a year later became Military Attaché at Rome.
He attended the coronation of the Emperor of Russia in 1896 and in the Summer of 1897 was observer with the Turkish forces. Later he did duty in the Philippines and in 1900 served as Chief Signal Officer of the relief expeditions sent to China during the Boxer troubles. He was recommended by General Chaffee for the brevet rank of Lieutenant Colonel for gallant conduct at Yangtsum, August 6, 1900 and at Peking, August 14 and 15, 1900. He became a Colonel in 1912 and on January 13, 1914, he was advanced to his present rank.
The Washington Post Friday, March 8, 1940
Scriven, George Percival. On Thursday, March 7, 1940 at Southern Pines, North Carolina, George Percival Scriven, Brigadier General, United States Army, retired of Washington, D.C. Funeral Saturday, March 9. Mass at 10:30 at Catholic Chapel, West Point. Interment West Point.
In January 1913, he was promoted to Brigadier General and appointed as the seventh Chief Signal Officer of the Army by President Taft.
He was the son of Charles H. Scriven and Elizabeth Schuff Scriven.
On February 7, 1891 as George Percival Scriven, he married Bertha Bragg at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
They were the parents of three children.
On October 6, 1915 as George P. Scriven, he married Elizabeth McQuade at the home of her mother in Staten Island, New York.
They had no children.
The New York Times
Thursday, October 7, 1915
Gen. Geo. P. Scriven Weds Miss M'Quade
Chief Signal Officer, U.S.A., Marries Daughter of Mrs. Peter McQuade in St. George, S.I.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth McQuade, daughter of Mrs. Peter [Elizabeth McCormick] McQuade of 299 Tompkins Avenue, St. George, Staten Island and Brigadier General George Percival Scriven, Chief Signal Officer of the United States Army, took place yesterday at the home of the bride's mother. The Right Rev. Charles A. Cassidy, rector of St. Peter's Church at New Brighton, officiated.
The bride was attended by Miss Betty Scriven, her only attendant and Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, acted as best man. The ceremony was attended only by relatives and intimate friends and was followed by a breakfast.
General Scriven is 61 years old, about double the age of his bride and lives in Washington, D.C., with his two grown daughters. His first wife, who was the daughter of General Edward S. Bragg, died several years ago. The bride's father was the late Peter A. McQuade, who for more than forty years was well known on Staten Island, where he owned a brewery. She is a graduate of the College of the Sacred Heart, Manhattanville and has studied art. Her engagement to General Scriven was announced on September 1.
General Scriven has done much distinguished services in the army since his graduation from West Point, when he was fifth in his class. He did duty in his early service in Europe, Mexico and many South American countries. In 1893 he was appointed Military Attaché to Mexico and a year later became Military Attaché at Rome.
He attended the coronation of the Emperor of Russia in 1896 and in the Summer of 1897 was observer with the Turkish forces. Later he did duty in the Philippines and in 1900 served as Chief Signal Officer of the relief expeditions sent to China during the Boxer troubles. He was recommended by General Chaffee for the brevet rank of Lieutenant Colonel for gallant conduct at Yangtsum, August 6, 1900 and at Peking, August 14 and 15, 1900. He became a Colonel in 1912 and on January 13, 1914, he was advanced to his present rank.
The Washington Post Friday, March 8, 1940
Scriven, George Percival. On Thursday, March 7, 1940 at Southern Pines, North Carolina, George Percival Scriven, Brigadier General, United States Army, retired of Washington, D.C. Funeral Saturday, March 9. Mass at 10:30 at Catholic Chapel, West Point. Interment West Point.
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