George Franklin Fort 1809–1872 Source: Wikimedia Commons About George Franklin Fort American politician (1809-1872) People from the Same Era James Chisholm 1806–1888 Squatter, pastoralist, politician Sydney James M. Gregg 1806–1869 lawyer, politician Patrick County Sarah Winters 1805–1873 Miami County Girolamo Pagliano 1801–1881 chemist, impresario, opera singer Genoa Ernst August Nicolai 1800–1874 botanist, entomologist Arnstadt John McGraw 1815–1877 businessperson Dryden