City: Memphis
O’HAVER, George T., principal O’Haver’s Detective Agency; born Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 22, 1849; son of Ben and Sarah O’HAVER; father’s occupation, captain of police; after a preliminary course in the public schools of Memphis, Tenn., he attended Franklin Academy, at Columbus, Miss., from 1865 to 1870; after leaving school he entered the employ of the Shotwell Coal Company, with office in Memphis, and landed interest on the St. Francis river in Arkansas, where he was employed for greater part of seven years with the company; in 1878 he was appointed to the position of patrolman on the Memphis police force, and two months after his appointment he was placed in charge of the quarantine station, on President’s Island, near Memphis, here he remained but a short time, when he was detailed to the board of health and was given control of the burial of paupers during the fever epidemic of 1878; in October, after his appointment, he was made a sergeant; in June, 1879, he was promoted to the rank of captain, and held this position until March, 1905, when he was appointed chief of detectives; was promoted to chief of police in April, 1906, and remained in command of the department until Feb., 1909, when he resigned; he is a Master Mason, member of I. O. O. F.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
