George S. Meigs (1843-1888) was born in Aurora, Illinois, and died in New York, New York. He was a Civil War veteran, serving in Company C of the 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. After the war, he pursued a career in dentistry, graduating from Maryland Dental College in 1877 and then practicing in New York, New York. Meigs was introduced to Christian Science by Laura V. Lathrop, a student of Mary Baker Eddy's who was married to his first cousin, Orvis C. Lathrop.

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