# George Olmstead — First Lensman character guide

> George Olmstead in First Lensman by E. E. Smith.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** George, Olmstead, this Olmstead, вАЭ George, Fourth Officer Olmstead, Lensman Olmstead

**First appearance:** 0003-ii

## Snapshot

A master of disguise who is Samms's near-double, he volunteers to wear his friend's face and walk into the crosshairs in his place.

## Who they are

Olmstead arrives with brown hair, a wig-maker's dream of a wig, and a specialty in disappearing—photos, fingerprints, and records all quietly erased. A widower like Samms, he accepts the Lens and the substitution that will let the real First Lensman vanish into undercover work. His willingness to become another man makes him the Patrol's most dangerous and least visible asset.

## Relationships

### [Virgil Samms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/virgil_samms)

_professional_

George is a loyal colleague and key operative in Virgil's early efforts to build the Galactic Patrol.

### [Senator Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/senator_morgan)

_rivalry_

George Olmstead works to expose and counter Senator Morgan's political corruption.

### [Senator Morgan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/senator_morgan)

_rivalry_

George Olmstead works to expose and counter Senator Morgan's political corruption.

### [Virgil Samms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/virgil_samms)

_professional_

George is a loyal colleague and key operative in Virgil's early efforts to build the Galactic Patrol.

### [Virgil Samms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/characters/virgil_samms)

_professional_

George is a loyal colleague and key operative in Virgil's early efforts to build the Galactic Patrol.

## In the story

### [Chapter VIII: The Interview and the Investigation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/chapters/viii)

Lensman from Alphacent; revealed to be Samms's quadruple second cousin and nearly identical in appearance; key to Samms's infiltration plan.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/chapters/ix)

Mentioned as Fourth Officer with authority to enforce orders during the Trenco mission.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/first_lensman_se/chapters/xvi)

Promoted to Director of Research at Interstellar Spaceways, tasked with a covert fishing operation to deliver lunch-boxes, and begins managing a hostile department.

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