George Wood Magee was born on July 5, 1870, in Blountville, Lincoln County, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of George Washington Magee and Elizabeth (Atwood) Magee.[1] Magee attended Lawrence County's primary schools.[1] He attended Mississippi College between 1888 and 1890, but did not graduate.[1] He then taught at schools in Holmes and Lawrence County for five years.[1] He studied law at his home and was admitted to the bar in January 1896.[1] He started practicing law in Wesson, Mississippi, in 1896.[1] He moved to Monticello, Mississippi, in 1898, and continued practicing law there.[1] In 1903, Magee ran to represent the 8th District (Lincoln and Lawrence Counties) in the Mississippi State Senate as a Democrat for the 1904-1908 term.[1] He won the general election on November 3, 1903.[1] During the term, Magee served on the following committees: Finance; Education; Public Lands; Joint Committee on Executive Contingent Fund; and Library.[1] He died of a heart attack in Monticello, Mississippi, at 11:40 PM on April 21, 1941.[2]