History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928. Volume III, Part 66

Author: Burpee, Charles W. (Charles Winslow), b. 1859
Publication date: 1928
Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke
Number of Pages: 1390

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Mr. Frisbie was married on May 25, 1916 to Elsa Morgan St. John, daughter of the late Dr. S. B. St. John, a famous physician of Hartford. They have three chil- dren; Elsa Morgan, Eleanor St. John and Frances Welles. Their residence is at 1240 Asylum avenue and Mr. Frisbie's business address is 35 Lewis street. During the World war he served as a member of the Food and also the Transportation Committee of the State Council of Defense. He is a member of the Hartford Club and the Hartford Golf Club and his principal recreations are golfing and motoring.

HENRY EDWARDS ELLSWORTH

Henry Edwards Ellsworth, vice president of The Ensign-Bickford Company of Simsbury, is also identified with other important financial and commercial interests which establish him as one of the representative business men of Hartford county. He was born at Simsbury, March 27, 1878, a son of Lemuel Stoughton and Anna Jane (Toy) Ellsworth. His ancestry is traced back through several generations to Ser- geant Josias Ellsworth, who was the first representative of the family of Connecticut, establishing his home in Windsor, where he passed away August 20, 1689. He was

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the father of Lieutenant John Ellsworth, who became one of the early settlers of Elling- ton and who married Esther White, who was born in Hartford in 1671. He was accidentally killed at his home October 26, 1720, while his widow survived until September 7, 1766. Their eldest son, one of a family of six children, was Captain John Ellsworth, who lived at East Windsor. He was married, November 8, 1734, to Ann Edwards and he died January 4, 1784, while his wife passed away April 11, 1790. They had a family of four children, the second being Lieutenant Solomon Ellsworth, who was born April 30, 1737, and who on the 27th of December, 1758, married Mary Moseley, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, who was born December 8, 1737, and died Feb- ruary 16, 1823, having for only four months survived her husband, who passed away October 19, 1822. To them were born thirteen children, the number including Abner Moseley Ellsworth, who was the great-grandfather of Henry Edwards Ellsworth. He was born January 4, 1771, and was married December 31, 1797, to Elsie Thompson, who was born May 8, 1766. He died December 24, 1853, and his wife passed away November 20, 1840, Of their four children the youngest was Abner Moseley Ellsworth, Jr., who was born July 13, 1804. His wife bore the maiden name of Lucy Wetmore Stoughton and they were married on April 26, 1832. She was born at East Windsor, July 15, 1806, and was a descendant of Elder Brewster. Abner Moseley Ellsworth, Jr., died September 24, 1846, and his wife September 25, 1866. They were parents of seven children, of whom Lemuel S. Ellsworth became the father of Henry E. Ellsworth. He was born in East Windsor, January 9, 1840, attended the district schools and the acad- emy at East Windsor Hill and spent his youth in the usual manner of the farm-bred boy. After his marriage he removed to Brooklyn, California, where he built a plant for Toy-Bickford and Company, there remaining until 1871, when he returned to Hart- ford, and in 1876 left the capital to become a resident of Simsbury. He followed farming until 1888 and afterward became connected with the firm of Ensign, Bickford & Company. He occupied a prominent social position as well as a foremost place in the business circles of his district. Politically he was a stalwart republican. On the 17th of October, 1866, he married Anna J. Toy, who was born in Simsbury, February 23, 1842, and they had five children.

The fourth in order of birth in this family was Henry Edwards Ellsworth, who not only spent his youthful days but has spent his entire life in Simsbury, succeeding his father in the high position which the latter filled in the public and business life of the community. He attended the public schools and the Hotchkiss School at Lakeville, Connecticut, while subsequently he entered Yale College and completed his course by graduation in 1900. Immediately afterward he returned to Simsbury and became con- nected with The Ensign-Bickford Company, with which he is still identified as one of its executive vice presidents, thus being closely associated with one of the most important commercial and manufacturing interests of this part of the county. He is also pres- ident of the Village Water Company, an organization which was established in Sims- bury through the efforts of his father. He likewise occupies an enviable place in the financial circles of this part of the state as vice president of the Simsbury Bank and Trust Company and as a director of the First National Bank of Hartford.

Mr. Ellsworth has been married twice. His first wife was Susan Starr of Bridgeport, Connecticut. In 1919 he married Abigail Eno Curtiss of Simsbury, Con- necticut. There are four children of his first marriage: John E., Mary Amelia, Jane Osler and Susan Townsend. The Ellsworth home has always been a hospitable one, its good cheer being enjoyed by the many friends of the family. Mr. Ellsworth stands as a high type of the Connecticut citizen of progressive spirit, of sound judgment, of marked capability and of loyalty as a supporter of vital public projects.

NEWTON E. ARNOLD

The many insurance interests which center in Hartford have offered wide oppor- tunity for successful achievement to young men of strong purpose and laudable ambi- tion. Into this field Newton E. Arnold directed his efforts and is now meeting with gratifying prosperity, maintaining his office at 125 Trumbull street. Practically his entire life has been passed in this state, he having been born at Somers, Con- necticut, July 12, 1878, his parents being Albert E. and Ida K. (Stimson) Arnold, the

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father also a native of Somers, while the mother was born in Hampden, Massachu- setts. The former engaged in the grain and feed business at Broad Brook, Connecti- cut, where he owned and operated a mill, and he also served as a selectman and took active and helpful part in public affairs. Both he and his wife have now passed away.

Newton E. Arnold acquired his education in the public schools of Broad Brook and Rockville, Connecticut, and after completing his high school course entered Amherst College. At the death of his father he took over the feed and grain business, which he conducted until it was sold in 1900. He then came to Hartford, where he pursued a course in accounting, and late in 1900 he obtained a position with the Scottish Union & National Insurance Company, with which he remained for about three years. He next went to New York city, where he was employed in the brokerage office of John A. Kelly & Company, but in 1904 he returned to Hartford and took over the manage- ment of the insurance agency of Charles Merriman. In 1906 he became associated with Charles E. Parker as manager of the local agency and also had charge of the inland marine department of the Insurance Company of North America for the New England states. In 1926, following Mr. Parker's death, Mr. Arnold purchased the local agency, which he is now conducting, and under his wise guidance the business is stead- ily developing.

Mr. Arnold was married in early manhood to Miss A. Gertrude Hayes, of East Hartford, who died on the 24th of February, 1916. They had two children, Raymond H. and Dorothy G. On the 15th of August, 1918, Mr. Arnold married Mrs. Elsie W. Winslow, of Hartford, and they have one daughter, Phyllis W. Mr. Arnold belongs to the City Club and he finds his interest largely in fishing, hunting, golf and outdoor sports, to which he devotes his leisure hours. He is genial and companionable and has many friends in this city who respect him as an active factor in business, as a citizen of sterling worth and as a man of admirable social and personal qualities.

CHARLES FREDERICK ERICHSON, D. D. S.

Thorough preliminary training qualified Dr. Charles Frederick Erichson for his initial work in dentistry and he has since made continuous progress, having now had experience covering almost a third of a century. Born in New Britain on the 16th of June, 1873, he is a son of Charles B. and Anna (Staples) Erichson. His grand- parents in both the paternal and maternal lines were representatives of old families of this state. His father was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and was a Civil war veteran, taking an active interest in military affairs. He enlisted as a drummer boy when but fifteen years of age and remained at the front until his father's death, at Hampton Roads, Virginia, where he was laid to rest. Charles B. Erichson then returned home and entered upon the practice of dentistry in New Britain, where he had the second oldest established office of the city and where he followed his profession for a number of years, gaining a creditable position in the community. His wife was born in New Britain.

Charles Frederick Erichson acquired his public school education in New Britain and then entered the Boston Dental College, from which he was graduated in 1896, winning the D. D. S. degree. The same year he began practice in his father's office, enjoying the benefit of his father's experience and high professional standing. He applied himself thoroughly to the practical phases of his chosen life work and year by year his skill and efficiency increased until he has long since occupied a prominent place among the dentists of Hartford county, where he has practiced for thirty-two years. His office is well equipped, being supplied with the latest and most modern appliances, while his skill in operative surgery is pronounced.

At New Britain, in 1897, Dr. Erichson was married to Miss Jannet Hooker, who was born in Kensington, Connecticut, in 1872, a daughter of John R. and Marietta (Pres- ton) Hooker. She is a representative of a very old and prominent New England family, being a descendant of the Rev. Thomas Hooker, who became one of the orig- inal settlers of Hartford, penetrating into the Connecticut wilderness in 1636. Dr. and Mrs. Erichson have become the parents of two daughters: Mrs. Anna Belle Tardette, now living in Kensington; and Mrs. Emily Stickman, residing in Bing- hamton, New York. Mrs. Erichson is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and of the Woman's Club. Both the Doctor and his wife have member-

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ship in the South church and he belongs to Centennial Lodge, F. & A. M., of which he is a past master. His political views are in accord with the teachings and purposes of the republican party, but the honors and emoluments of office have had no attrac- tion for him. He belongs to the New Britain, the Hartford County, Connecticut State and American Dental Associations and through the proceedings of those bodies keeps in touch with what is being accomplished by the foremost representatives of the dental profession. He is quick to adopt new and improved methods and his practice is the expression of modern progress in his chosen field.

JAMES HANSON COBURN

The successful man is he who can transmute necessity into opportunity, and this James Hanson Coburn has done. Starting out in the business world at an early age, he is now secretary of The Travelers Indemnity Company, with which he has been identified for twenty-four years, gradually working his way upward to his present official connection with that corporation. He was born in Hartford, June 21, 1882, and is a son of Charles and Martha (Gale) Coburn, the former a native of Bernardston, Massachusetts, while the latter was born in Heath, that state. Mr. Coburn came to Hartford about the year 1855 and it was a decade later that Martha Gale arrived in this city, where they were married. Charles Coburn was a dealer in masons' and build- ing supplies, remaining an active factor in commercial circles here until he passed away. His wife is also deceased.

At the usual age James H. Coburn entered the public schools and passed through consecutive grades until he had completed the high school course. He next became a student in Yale College and won his Bachelor of Arts degree by graudation with the class of 1904. Having thus qualified for the practical duties of life, he entered the employ of the Travelers Insurance Company in December of that year and has con- tinued with the corporation without interruption since that date. He was appointed assistant secretary of The Travelers Indemnity Company on the 9th of January, 1911, and on the 10th of February, 1913, was advanced to the position of secretary, in which capacity he has since served. He is thorough, painstaking, systematic and possessed of a great fund of energy, and these qualities have served him well in the performance of the duties which are his.

On the 16th of October, 1907, Mr. Coburn was united in marriage to Miss Mary Louise Sage, of Hartford, and they are now the parents of three children: James Sage, born September 27, 1908; Mary Sage, born January 24, 1914; and Lillian Esther, born January 7, 1920.

Mr. Coburn is a member of the Wadsworth Atheneum and along social and recrea- tive lines he has membership in the Hartford Club, the Hartford Golf Club, the Wampa- noag Club, the University Club, the Yale Alumni Association of Har ford and in the Yale Club of New York. He is also identified with the Drug and Chemical Club of New York city, with the American Rose Society, and his appreciation of the musical art is manifest in his connection with the Hartford Choral Club. He belongs to the Universalist church of Hartford, serving as a member of its board of trustees, and in its work takes an active and helpful part. His interests are broad and varied and his activities are always of a constructive character that results in the accomplishment of his purposes, whether in the field of business or along those lines which make for the intellectual, moral and cultural uplift of the community.

HARRY S. BOND

Harry S. Bond, twice voted the most popular hotel man in America in national campaigns conducted by the Hotel Review and in recognition of which he was awarded a Packard touring car in 1916 and a Rolls Royce Imperial in 1924, enjoys the pleasure that comes from having achieved the pinnacle of the industry to which one has dedicated his life work. For not only in this country, but abroad, the name "Bond" is synonymous with Hartford and its leading hotels, three of which are owned by the Hotel Bond Company, of which Mr. Bond is the founder.

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That Mr. Bond appreciates the importance to any progressive city of having suitable hotel accommodations is shown by the fact that when he built his first Hotel Bond in 1912, he chose as his slogan "A City Is Known By Its Hotels." In observing the crystal anniversary of his hotel venture recently, Mr. Bond said to newspaper men who asked what his main objective in life is-"To see that the Hotel Bond Company keeps apace with the city of Hartford."

Mr. Bond began his career at the age of sixteen at the Mansion House in Green- field, Mass., where he remained for five years, with the exception of one season which he spent at the Piney Woods Hotel, Thomasville, Georgia, as mail clerk. At the age of twenty-one he came to Hartford to become clerk in the United States Hotel, then owned by James B. Ryan, which position he held for one year. He was then ap- pointed by James B. Ryan, assistant manager at the Elm Tree Inn. Three years later, Mr. Bond and Mr. Ryan formed a partnership under which they conducted a restaurant at 232 Asylum street, Hartford, Connecticut, the firm's name being Bond & Ryan. At the end of the first year, Mr. Bond bought out his partner, subsequently conducting the expanding business for nine years himself. The business grew so rapidly and acquired such a name throughout Hartford and vicinity that during the last year Mr. Bond found his place insufficient to meet the demands of his growing business. He finally leased the largest place available in the city, known as Matt H. Hewen's Billiard Parlors, and a site on which a recent addition of the Travelers Insurance Company was erected. Mr. Bond occupied the main floor but in order to accommodate the increasing number of patrons, it was necessary for him to add another the beginning of the second year, and within two years he took over the third; at that time introducing in New England the remarkable service, cuisine and methods of the great international restaurants of Europe and the Metropolitan City of New York. Mr. Bond built this business around the slogan "Personal attention of the proprietor to every guest," and thousands in and out of Hartford will recall Mr. Bond's graciousness and solicitation for the service rendered to every guest, not- withstanding that upon many occasions several hundred dined there at once. Among those who patronized this restaurant were thousands of the United Commercial Travelers who were registered at the different local hotels. They were so well pleased with the service and hospitality which Mr. Bond extended them that they repeatedly urged him to build a hotel which they could make their headquarters while in Hart- ford. As a result, the Hotel Bond Company was incorporated in March, 1912, and on August 18, 1913, the original Hotel Bond was opened.

The hotel was so successful that in 1914, Mr. Bond opened the Bond Annex Hotel, now one of the best known commercial houses in New England, and in 1918, the Bondmore Hotel, likewise an extremely popular hotel with commercial men.

In 1920, he was compelled to build a larger addition to the Hotel Bond and the lobby of this later unit is considered one of the most attractive and best appointed of any hotel in New England. Certainly it is a credit to the capity city of Hart- ford and is but another indication that Mr. Bond plans to keep pace with the growth of the city and its hotel demands.

Still another expansion was necessary in 1924, when sixty-six attractive rooms were added through the purchase of the Lathrop building adjoining the Hotel Bond and the conversion of the second, third and fourth floors into a modern hotel lay-out.

The latest step of progress with the Hotel Bond Company was the construction of four new banquet halls, completed in November 1928. Three of these rooms repre- sent notable periods of architecture, one typifying ancient, the other medieval and the third, modern. The fourth is a Spanish room. These rooms are halfway between Asylum and Allyn streets and are so isolated from the hotel that luncheons, dinners, and meetings may be held in them with assurance that there will be no interference of any kind.

Another indication of Mr. Bond's foresight, is the fact that the Bond Hotels have greater parking facilities than any hotel in New England. With most hotels, this is a serious problem today, and in many cases, an almost unsurmountable one because of the prohibitive cost of central property, but Mr. Bond, with his characteristic vision, anticipated this situation and so provided that the Bond Hotels boast of park- ing facilities in their immediate locality for more than fifteen hundred cars.

Plans and specifications are now complete for an addition to the Hotel Bond which will consist of three hundred and twenty rooms each with bath. It is expected

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that the construction of this "Greater Hotel Bond" will be commenced about Septem- ber 1, 1929.

Mr. Bond, despite the great demands made upon his mental and physical energy in the management of his own business, has always been one of the leaders in civic movements which make for a better city in which to work and live. Notable in his achievements, was the direction of the campaign to reorganize the Hartford Cham- ber of Commerce, as a result of which Hartford now boasts of one of the most virile Chambers of Commerce in the United States.

Mr. Bond is a member of Avon Country Club, Boosters' Club of Hartford, Boston Chamber of Commerce, City Club of Hartford, Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, Connecticut Hotel Association, National Restaurant Association, New England Hotel Association, New York State Hotel Association, Connecticut State Fair Association, Greenwich Colony Club, Greeters of America, Hartford Advertising Club, Hartford Chamber of Commerce, Hartford Club, Hartford Lodge, No. 19, B. P. O. Elks, Hart- ford Saengerbund, Hotel Association of New York City, Hotel Greeters of America, Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Association, International Geneva Association, Job Sa- hara, Lincoln Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Manchester Country Club, Middletown Yacht Club, Old Colony Club, Putnam Phalanx, Republican Club, Rotary Club, Shrine Club, Sphinx Temple, Sequin Golf Club, Shelter Harbor Country Club, Syria Grotto, Tuscan Lodge, United States Chamber of Commerce, Wampanoag Country Club, Washington Commandery, West Hartford Country Club, Westchester Biltmore Country Club, Wethersfield Country Club and Young Men's Christian Association.

HON. RICHARD HENRY DEMING

Hon. Richard Henry Deming, attorney at law and judge of the town court of West Hartford, was born in Hartford, July 20, 1885, is a son of William H. and Emma Louise (Judd) Deming, who were natives of Connecticut's capital. In both the paternal and maternal lines the Judge is of English lineage, their respective families having been among the pioneer residents of Hartford. To the mother's family belonged Col. Edwin D. Judd, who was paymaster-general of the Union forces in the Civil war. His father, William H. Deming, became vice president of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company of Hartford, having entered the employ of that corporation when in his youth, his life thereafter being devoted to its service, while his fidelity and capability won him successive promotions that brought him eventually to high executive position. He died in June, 1919, having for a decade survived his wife, who died in August, 1909.

In the acquirement of his education Richard Henry Deming attended the schools of West Hartford, West Middle and the Hartford high school, being graduated from the last named with the class of 1902. He next entered Yale College and won his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1907, thus in his classical course laying a foundation upon which to build the superstructure of professional knowledge. He next entered the Har- vard Law School and completed his course in 1910, the LL. B. degree being conferred upon him in that year. In 1911 he was admitted to practice at the Connecticut bar and entered upon the active work of his profession, in which he has made steady progress, being regarded today as a careful counselor and as a strong advocate in the courts. Moreover, Judge Deming has done important work in political circles, stanchly advo- cating the principles in which he believes. He served for ten years on the republican town central commitee of West Hartford and in 1914 was elected to the general assem- bly as representative for the district of West Hartford, serving for one term in the legislature. In 1918 he was elected senator from the fifth district and remained a member of the upper house for two years. In both sessions he was a member of the judiciary committee and not only did important work in that connection but was always found as the loyal supporter of every cause which sought to promote public progress and to uphold civic standards. In 1923, when the town court of West Hartford was created, he was appointed prosecuting attorney and so continued for two years. In 1925 he was appointed by the general assembly as judge of the town court and is now occupying the bench, rendering decisions which are strictly fair and impartial.

On the 30th of January, 1915, Judge Deming was married to Miss Mary Darst Fuller, of Columbus, Ohio, and they have one son, Richard Henry, Jr. The Judge is a member of the American Bar Association and also holds membership in the Hartford

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Golf Club, the University Club of Hartford, the Sachem's Head Yacht Club, the Yale Alumni Association of Hartford, the Bachelors Club of Hartford and the Masonic lodge of West Hartford. In these connections he finds expression for his social qualities, which have made for popularity wherever he is known. Aside from the strict path of his profession he has been most active in connection with republican politics and civic affairs and, actuated by high ideals, his labors in this field have been far-reaching and effective, resulting in general good.

GEORGE WASHINGTON DUNN, M. D.

Through a period of nearly two decades Dr. George Washington Dunn has en- gaged in the practice of medicine in New Britain and as practical experience and study have developed his powers he has come more and more to the front until his position is today an enviable one, his practice having reached extensive proportions. He was born in Southington, Connecticut, February 22, 1888, and is a son of Michael and Mary Dunn, who accorded him liberal educational advantages, so that after attending the local schools he was able to enter the University of Maryland, in which he com- pleted an academic course in 1906. This constituted the foundation upon which he built the superstructure of professional knowledge. He had determined upon medical practice as his life work and in the University of Maryland he continued his studies until the M. D. degree was conferred upon him at his graduation with the class of 1909. The same year he opened an office in New Britain, where he has since remained, and through the intervening years his practice has grown in volume and importance. He carries cheer and courage into the sickroom and inspires the confidence of his patients, which is half the battle. Moreover, he has continued an earnest student of scientific works and is always in touch with the trend of modern thought concerning medical and surgical practice. In addition to his private practice he is chief of staff of the New Britain General Hospital. He is also known in financial circles as a director of the Commercial Trust Company and of the City National Bank of New Britain.

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History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928. Volume III, Part 66

Author: Burpee, Charles W. (Charles Winslow), b. 1859 Publication date: 1928 Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke Number of Pages: 1390

Author: Burpee, Charles W. (Charles Winslow), b. 1859
Publication date: 1928
Publisher: Chicago : S.J. Clarke
Number of Pages: 1390