George Westinghouse was born on 6 October 1846 in Central Bridge, New York, USA. He was married to Marguerite Erskine Walker. He died on 12 March 1914 in New York City, New York, USA.
Enlisted at age 17 as a private in a New York cavalry regiment during the US Civil War. The next year he passed a special mechanical examination and was made an officer in the Navy.
