George Kinne Garvin, president of the Garvin Machine Co., 114 Varick St., New York City, died at his home in Garden City, L. I., February 20, of arterio-sclerosis after an illness of two weeks. Mr. Garvin had been in failing health for nearly a year, but had maintained his activities with the concern of which he was the head until his last illness. He was horn in Hartford, Conn., May 2, 1869. His family later removed to Jersey City, N. J., where he received his education at Hasbrouck Institute of that city and in the public schools of New York City. He entered business at the age of sixteen in the firm of Smith & Garvin of which his father, the late Hugh R. Garvin was a member. The Garvin Machine Co., which is an outgrowth of the older organization, was incorporated in 1889 with Mr. Garvin as president, in which capacity he had been active up to the time of his recent illness. Mr. Garvin is survived by a widow and six children, two of whom, Burr K. and Hugh Roy Garvin are at present connected with the concern in executive capacities. Mr. Garvin was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and of the Engineers Club of New York City and was widely known, through his prominence in engineering circles, for his business and mechanical ability.