George Dew was one of the brothers who owned the Dew Plantation.
The Dew family was one of the most influential east Fort Bend County families.
In 1894, Dr. Hugh S. Dew, Henry W. Dew and George L. Dew came to Fort Bend County from Lavaca County.
Their uncle Hugh Saunders owned the Belvidere Plantation near DeWalt in what is now Missouri City.
In 1895, the brothers bought the plantation from their uncle and renamed it Dew Plantation.