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About George J. Mecherle
George Jacob "G.J." Mecherle was the founder of State Farm, headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois. Mecherle, a farmer who later became an insurance agent, founded State Farm after becoming dissatisfied with the insurance rates charged to farmers, as those rates included the risks of city drivers as well.
Everything about George J. Mecherle →- Occupation
- businessperson
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- June 7, 1877
- Died
- March 10, 1951