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tics to increase his knowledge and attended Potter & Hammond's Business College for some time. He later spent two years at his trade in North Attleborough, and upon returning to Providence was employed by Mr. Greene until the beginning of the Civil war, when he at once enlisted in Co. D, 2d R. I. Vols. After twenty-eight months of field service he became ill and upon becoming convalescent was put into the invalid corps, serving for some time as clerk in the hospital at Portsmouth Grove, R. I. Later he was sent with orders to garrison Fort Wood in New York harbor, and remained there until honorably discharged June 6, 1864. At this time he went to Ashaway, R. I., to recuperate and after a short rest accepted a position in a wool- en mill in that town. He later worked at his trade in Westerly, R. I., and in Fall River, Mass., to which place he went to assist S. Angier Chace in founding the Fall River Monitor. He then came to the Standard office in New Bedford and remained there for a period of twenty-six years. Mr. Gardiner has been quite active in city politics. He represented Ward 6 in the Common Council in 1880 and 1881, and on the Board of Aldermen in 1990 and 1891. In his second term Mayor Ashley ap- pointed him chief of police and he served the city in this capacity for two years, being removed after his first year and reappointed by Mayor Stephen A. Brownell. Mr. Gardiner is a member and past master of Star in the East Lodge of Masons and a member of Adoniram Royal Arch Chapter and past commander of Sutton Com- mandery. In February, 1895, he purchased the livery and boarding business of William E. Bradley and has since conducted it, being located at No. 83 Grinnell street. Mr. Gardiner was married in 1866 to Abby C., daughter of Simon S. Pollock of New Bedford, and they have one son, George N., a practicing attorney of New Bedford, who served as executive officer on the monitor Catskill during the Ameri- can-Spanish war.
Gibbs, George H., youngest son of George and Mary Gibbs, was born in Ware- ham, Plymouth county, Mass., August 15, 1854. His parents removed to New Bed- ford when he was five years of age, where he was educated in the public schools, and afterward began the carpenter's trade, at which he has since been more or less engaged. In 1801 he removed to his present farm, where he has since resided. On August 20, 1876, he was married to Susan G., daughter of Job and Cordelia (Bradley) Lucus, and they have one daughter, Mary A. Mr. Gibbs is a member of Webster Lodge No. 166, I. O. O. F., of New Bedford.
Gifford, James W., was born in Falmouth, September 21, 1850, a son of Azariah S. and Lois (Bean) Gifford. The family trace their descent from William Gifford, who settled in Sandwich in 1650. James W. Gifford was educated in Falmouth and Providence and learned the plumber's trade. In 1872 he went to Fall River, where he remained until 1876, then went to Merrimac, Mass., and from there returned to Fall River. In September, 1879, he came to Attleborough and established his pres- ent business, which in 1894 was merged into the J. W. Gifford Co., the leading deal- ers in stoves, hardware and plumbing goods. In 1876 Mr. Gifford married Annie E., daughter of Alexander Brown, and they have four children: James W., jr., Charles II., Lois A. and Ethel May.
Gillon, John Benedict, was born in Taunton, June 17, 1861, a son of Patrick and Mary (Boylan) Gillon. His early education was received in the public schools of Taunton and Bristol Academy, also the New York School of Technology. After
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leaving school he was engaged in the office of Prof. D. S. Dickerman, where he stud- ied dentistry with him for two years and then entered Boston Dental College in 1886, graduating from there in 1889. He then returned to Taunton and established an office of his own for the practice of dentistry, where he is one of the leading dentists in the county, and at the present time is one of the clinical instructors at the Boston Dental College. Dr. Gillon was married in Manchester, England, August 15, 1893, to Agnes Louise Murphy, L.L.C.M., and daughter of Dr. Joseph and Mary (Briggs) Murphy of Taunton. They have two children: Martha M., born August 10, 1898, and John Francis, born September 21, 1896.
Goff, William H., was born in Rehoboth, April 10, 1845, son of Albert Goff, who was also a native of Rehoboth, where the family were among the pioneer settlers. Albert Goff married Ruth A., daughter of William A. Hunt, and through life was identified as a farmer, being a conservative man and one of sterling ability. Ho died 1880. W. II. Goff was educated in Attleborough and at the age of sixteen en- listed in Co. H, 24th Mass. Vols., and took part in the campaign of Burnside in North Carolina. In 1864 he re-enlisted in the same regiment, and after a visit at home, rejoined the army and took part in the expedition of James River; was at the Fall of Richmond, where they were kept until January 20, 1866; he was discharged in Richmond, with the rank of sergeant, and returned to Attleborough. He then learned the carpenter's trade, and in 1872 organized the firm of Goff & Shattuck, contractors and builders, but in 1876 the firm dissolved and he continued alone in the business, erecting over one hundred public and private buildings in Attleborough, including the Bates Opera House, the Horton block, the Universalist church, and others. In 1876 he married Clara R., daughter of John Shaw, and they have five children: William H., jr., Howard C., Herbert B., Rena May and Anna Grace. Mr. Goff is one of the conservative men of his town; is selectman, assessor and overseer of the poor; is a member of the Republican Town Committee; is assistant inspector- general on General Bancroft's staff; and one of the founders and organizers of Co. I, of the 5th Infantry, of which he was the first captain, serving for nine years. He takes an intelligent interest in school and church matters and has ever advanced the best interests of his town and townspeople.
Goodwin, Edward Francis, was born in Keewanee, Ill., April 28, 1857. He re- ceived his early education in the public schools of Brooklyn, N. Y., and learned the machinist's trade with the Wallabout Machine Co. of Brooklyn. After serving his apprenticeship with them he went with the Campbell Press Co., and when they moved to Taunton in 1879, Mr. Goodwin came with them, remaining with them until 1892. and then formed a partnership with Edward McDonald, which partnership continued until January 1, 1898. While in business he made a specialty of selling and repairing high grade bicycles. The partnership was dissolved by mutual con- sent and since that time Mr. Goodwin has carried on the same business in connection with his department store at No. 1 Broadway. August 19, 1884, he married Agnes E. O'Brien of Taunton, and they have four children: Francis E., Walter, George and William.
Goward, J. Clinton, was born in Easton, October 7, 1858, son of Josiah Francis Goward. His father throughout his life was engaged in the wholesale and retail meat business. They trace their descent from a boy, who, at the age of seven years,
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was stolen, put in a bag, and carried aboard a sailing vessel bound for England, and was landed at Duxbury about a century and a half ago. J. Clinton Goward was educated in the public schools of Easton, afterward taking a business course in Bry- ant & Stratton's Commercial College, Boston. At the age of fifteen he started in the butcher's business and later in the grocery business, in which business he continued for twelve years and then went into the coal and ice business, also moving furniture and teaming of all kinds, and now has a stage to convey people to any part of the town. He was one of the promoters of the North Easton Co-operative Bank and is now, and also has been, one of the financial committee of that concern since its or- ganization. He is a member of Paul Dean Lodgeof Free Masons of Easton, a mem- ber of Setauket Chapter of Brockton, and of Bay State Commandery of Brockton. In 1880 he married Alice, daughter of Byron and Adelaide Stout, and they have had four children: Josiah Winslow, Byron Stout (deceased), Niles Waite, and Jay Y. Mr. Goward is a man of sterling integrity, and an active, energetic disposition, which commands respect.
Grant, Campbell C., was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, January 15, 1861. His father, George Grant, was identified through life in Halifax as a farmer; he married Ellen Geddes, and in 1894 came to Attleborough where he now resides. Campbell C. Grant was educated in the public schools and in 1882 came to Attleborough, where he learned the carpenter's trade. In 1893 he established the firm of Grant Bros .. contractors and builders. In 1892 he married Flora, daughter of Alexander Flanner, and they have one daughter, Gertrude A. Mr. Grant is one of the self-made men of Bristol county, taking an intelligent interest in school and church matters and has ever advanced the best interest of his town and town's people.
Guild, Charles T., was born in Franklin, Mass., January 19, 1842, a son of Charles A. Guild, born in 1812. Ilis grandfather was Timothy the 6th, a native of Franklin, and was of the Dedham branch of the family. The family trace their descent from John Guild of Dedham, Mass., who came to America in 1616. Charles A. Guild married Elizabeth, daughter of Godfrey Slyoff. He learned the mason's trade, serving at that four years, and then served five years in the boot and shoe trade. He then went to Philadelphia and established boot and shoe plants in Alexandria, Va., Hopkinton, Mass., Chepachet, R. I., and at Milford, Mass. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. G, 2d Ileavy Artillery, and was taken prisoner at Plymouth and died in An- dersonville prison. Charles T. Guild was educated at Milford. April 14, 1861, be culisted in Co. G, 40th N. Y. Vols., known as the Mozart Companie, and took part in the battles of Yorktown, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, the Seven Days fight, and was taken prisoner at White Oak Swamp and taken to Libby prison. Afterwards he was exchanged and sent to the West Philadelphia Hospital and from there discharged; he then returned to Milford, where he engaged in the mercantile business and afterward engaged in the meat business. In December, 1875, he came to North Attleborough, and took charge of E. S. Williams's business; in 1885 he established his present business of coal and wood, cement and builder's supplies. In 1866 he married Mary H., daughter of Otis Wales, and they have one son, Charles F. Mrs. Guild died in October, 1878, and he then married Cora I., daughter of George R. Fairfield. Mr. Guild has served as chairman of the Prudential Commit- tee of North Attleborough Fire District, selectman, assessor, overseer, collector of
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taxes, town clerk for twelve years, and has been engaged since the organization of the town of North Attleborough up to the present time in organizing and building electric railroads, and has also conducted the coal business at Somerville, Charles- town and Cambridge. IIe is also proprietor of the Guild Machine Co. at North Attleborough. He has always been a temperance man, at the age of twenty-one he was past worthy patriarch of Milford Division No. 51, S. of T., also P. C. of Bay State Lodge K. of P. of same place, and at present is a member of Sumner Lodge, K. of P. of North Attleborough; an active member of Bristol Lodge, F. & A. M., and was its secretary for many years; a Knight Templar and a member of Pales- tine Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. of Providence, R. I. He is a past commander of Post 192, G. A. R., and has served repeatedly on the department and national staff.
Hack, Henry S., was born in Taunton, Mass., May 5, 1840, a son of Christopher Amory and Sarah (Seaver) Hack. He received his education in the public schools of Taunton and finished in the Bristol Academy. At the close of his school days be went to Worcester and for a short time was engaged in the hardware business, after which he returned to Taunton and went to work for his father. In 1861 he was ad- mitted as a partner in the business, which he carries on to-day under the old firm name. He was married in October, 1868, to Emily Franklin, daughter of Franklyn Tyler and Ann Fales (Smith) Wright, and they have one son, Harold Wright Hack, who at the present time is a student in Harvard College.
Hadley, Jacob Baker, was the founder of the largest and most successful bakeries for the production of ship's biscuit in New Bedford in the palmy days of the whaling industry, and was also, in company with Lorenzo Peirce, the first refiner of crude petroleum oil in this vicinity. He was born in Newton, near Boston, Mass., July 10, 1814, a son of John and Elizabeth (Baker) Hadley. His father, who was a shoe manufacturer and well known in the vicinity of Boston, died when Mr. Hadley was four years old and to the care of his maternal grandparents he was indebted for his early training. They lived on a farm and during his early youth he at- tended the district schools a few months of each year and during the remaining months assisted in the farm work. When about twelve years old he was sent to Medford, Mass., to learn the baker's trade, and after completing his apprentice. ship, went to Lynn, where, young as he was, he assumed the entire management of a baking business owned by his elder brothers, Albert and William Hadley. In 1841, having accumulated some capital, he decided to open a business of his own, and for this purpose came to New Bedford. He at once bought out the business of Charles F. Allen, his stock, tools and trade in a small bakery on School street, opened an establishment on Water street, near School, and in 1849 built a large bakery on a site between School and Walnut streets, on Water street. This building was soon completed and equipped with the latest improved machinery, and he began the manufacture of ship's bread on an extensive scale and had also be- gun to cater to the trade of New Bedford and vicinity, having several wagons on the road. Through his business with ship owners Mr. Hadley soon became quite extensively interested in whale shipping and continued his connection with this in- terest for many years after he had disposed of his baking establishment. He sold out his entire baking business in 1856 to David A. Snell and Charles D. Capen, and about four years later began a business in Willis Point, refining crude petroleum oil,
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in association with Lorenzo Peirce. It is a matter of history that Messrs. Hadley and Peirce were the pioneers of this industry in this section and their business grew rapidly and many men were employed in its conduct. The principal trade was in Boston and Providence, R. I., and they continued very successfully until the busi- ness was merged into the Standard Oil Company. For many years subsequent Mr. Hadley gave his attention to the management of whaling interests and is now re-, tired. In politics he has always been a staunch Democrat and many times has been nominated for different public positions. He is a thirty-second degree Mason, hold- ing membership in Star in the East Lodge; and Sutton Commandery, Knights Tem- plar; was a member for nearly fifty years of Acushnet Lodge of Odd Fellows, and is now a member of Pacific Lodge of that order. Mr. Hadley married first, in March, 1843, Ann Elizabeth Leathe, of Lynn, Mass., and they had seven children, four of whom survive: George T., Eugene J., John D., and Lizzie J., wife of Joseph Taber, of New Bedford. His second wife was Emma Paisler Bucklin, whom he married in March, 1897. Mr. Hadley's ancestors were among the earliest settlers of New Eng- land and were especially prominent in the Revolutionary war. His uncle, Samuel IIadley, was killed in the battle of Lexington, and another uncle at Monmouth; his father was too young to take an active part in the Revolution.
Hanlon, Frederick, was born in Easton, Mass., January 11, 1867, son of James and Elizabeth Hanlon, and was educated at the public schools of Easton and Recker & Bradford's Business College at Boston. He soon afterward began work for Jordan, Marsh & Company, where he was engaged for two years, and from there he went to work for the Western Union Telegraph Company at Boston and soon became an ex- pert telegrapher. He then went into the employ of the Old Colony Railroad Com- pany at North Easton, afterwards becoming their station agent for five years at Easton, and from there he entered the service of the New York and Boston Dispatch Express Company and is now their representative at North Easton. In 1800 he mar- ried Mabel R., daughter of G. II. and Mary Howard Lincoln. He is an honored mem- ber and is second lieutenant in Canton Nemasket Lodge of Brockton and is also one of the trustees of Nemasket Encampment. Mr. Hanlon is one of North Easton's pro- gressive and energetic young business men and has built himself up from the time he started to his present positon. He takes a general interest in school and religious institutions and in his town and town's people.
. Hargraves Manufacturing Company .- This is the only enterprise of its kind in Fall River. The business was first established in 1848 by Cornelius Hargraves, who successfully conducted it until his death in 1874. At this time it was taken by his sons, Reuben and Thomas Hargraves, who still conduct it. A large business is car- ried on in the manufacture of scouring soap, soap powder and bar soap. Reuben Hargraves, senior member of the firm, was born in England in 1834, and came to America with his parents when an infant. They settled first in Pawtucket, R. I., and thence removed to Pennsylvania. In 1844 the family came to Fall River, where Reuben Hargraves attended the common schools and then was employed in his father's soap manufactory. He is a member of Mount Hope Lodge, F.& A. M., and also of the Odd Fellows. Mr. Hargraves has been twice married, first, to Sarah Alty, by whom he had four children, three of whom survive: John W., Margaret E, wife of Amasa Couilliard, and Stephen D. His second wife was Lucy Warren Streeter.
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Thomas Hargraves, junior member of the firm, is also a native of England, born in 1886. As a boy he attended the public schools of Fall River and was employed in his father's business, succeeding to it, in company with Reuben, at his father's death. He is a member of Narragansett Lodge, F. & A. M., and of Mt. Hope Lodge, I.O.O.F.
Harrison, Sandy, was born in Padiham, Lancashire, England, December 11, 1844. He was educated in the common schools of his native village, and when but nine years of age went to work in the cotton mills, and in June, 1869, came to this coun- try, settling in Fall River, where he has since resided. He was first employed in the cotton mills, becoming overseer of the carding department of the Tecumseh Mills in 1875, and subsequently holding the same position in the mills of the Troy Manufacturing Company. In November, 1887, he went into the real estate and in- surance business, forming a copartnership with Charles A. Mills, under the style of Mills & Harrison, which continued until January 1, 1808, when the business was discontinued. Mr. Harrison represented the old Third ward in the Common Coun- cil for one term, and in 1887 was elected to the Board of Assessors of which he is still a member, serving now his fourth term and having been chairman of the board for the past ten years. He is past grand president of the State of Massachusetts of the Sons of St. George, holding membership in U. S. Grant Lodge of Fall River; also past grand of the I. O. O. F., Manchester Unity, and a member of Narragan- sett Lodge F. & A. M., of which body he has served as treasurer for twelve years; is a member of Fall River Royal Arch Chapter and Council; and Order of the Eastern Star, and president of the Philanthropic Burial Society of Fall River. In 1865 he married Mary Duxbury, who died in August, 1873, leaving three children who have since died. Mr. Harrison married a second time, Mary Spencer, by whom he has four sons: Charles E., William L., Hiram W. and Fred A.
Hartshorn, Charles Warren, oldest son and child of Jesse and Priscilla (Deane) Hartshorn, was born in Taunton, October 8, 1814, and died in the city of his birth, March 31, 1893. He received his preliminary education in Bristol Academy and en- tered Harvard at the early age of fifteen and was graduated with the class of 1833. He took up the study of law, pursuing his reading in the office of Hon. Horatio Pratt of Taunton and in that of Hon. Emory Washburn at Worcester, followed by a course at the Cambridge Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1837 and practiced his profession with Mr. Washburn in Worcester until 1848, and with J. C. Bancroft Davis until October 6, 1847, when he was appointed clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court for Worcester county. holding the office for five years, and declining a reap- pointment. In 1869 he left Worcester and returned to Taunton, where he resided until the time of his death. He published and later re-edited what he called his "solitary literary bantling"-" The New England Sheriff." At the time of his death he was one of the trustees of the Taunton Public Library, and a member of the advisory committee of the Old Ladies' Home; he was for several years one of the board of investment of the Bristol County Savings Bank. He was never mar- ried. About 1857 he became associated with his brother, George F., and Joseph Trumbull in the manufacture of envelopes, which business was successfully con- ducted for several years, and finally sold out. It was noted of him that in his law business his efforts were directed mainly to conciliating litigants, rather than rush-
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ing into the courts. He was fond of cultivated society, but retiring in his habits, and strictly just and honorable in his life and in his dealings with all.
Ilartshorn, George Franklin, was born in Taunton, September 27, 1826, a son of Jesse and Priscilla (Deane) Hartshorn, and sixth of the line of Thomas Hartshorn, one of the original settlers of Reading, Mass. His father, Jesse Hartshorn, was born in Foxboro, May 18, 1789; married Priscilla Deane of Taunton, December 24, 1813, and died April 3, 1868. When a young man he had entered the service of the Shepards, who were pioneers in the cotton manufacturing business, and built what was known as the Green Mill in Taunton, probably the fifth in the country, there being at that time two in Pawtucket, one in Cumberland, and one at Warwick. Jesse Hartshorn came to Taunton in 1807, in the employ of the Green Mill Com- pany. In 1813 he, with Robert Deane and some others, formed a company and built a mill in the castern part of Taunton, of which Mr. Hartshorn became agent and superintendent. In 1819 he built and equipped a mill at the Falls of Tarboro, North Carolina, and later built and organized other mills at various places, includ- ing Pawtucket and Blackstone, R. I., and Humphreysville, and New London, Conn. About 1818 he returned to Taunton and was in the employ of Crocker, Richmond & Company until their failure in 1837. In 1840 he took a lease of the cotton and paper mills at Westville, where he remained until 1845. In 1846 he entered the service of William Mason & Company as superintendent of their machine works, remaining with them until 1851, when he retired from active business. George Franklin Hartshorn, the subject of this notice, was educated at the Bristol Academy, which he attended from 1836 to 1843. In the latter year he entered the employ of Bates, Turner & Company, importers and jobbers in Boston, Mass., but remained with them only a year, and in 1845 went to New York city as a clerk in the commission house of William F. Mott, jr. In 1848 he went to Worcester, where until 1856 he was en- gaged as cashier of the Central Bank. Mr. Hartshorn was one of the first manufac- turers of machine made envelopes in the country, buying the patent of the inventor. lIe resigned his cashiership to engage in this business, but was reappointed in 1859, and served until 1862, retaining his interest in the envelope business, which grew to large proportions, until 1865. Mr. Hartshorn left Worcester in 1867, and resided in Taunton until 1878, then in Quincy until 1878; in Cambridge until 1885; and since then in Taunton. July 18, 1855, he married Isabella Frink, daughter of George A. Trumbull of Worcester. Their only son, George Trumbull Hartshorn, was born in Worcester, October 20, 1860.
Haskins, George H., was born in the town of Berkley, Bristol county, Mass., Sep. tember 1, 1826, a son of Cyrus and Catherine (Howland) Haskins. After receiving a liberal education in the public schools he secured employment in a nail works, where he was engaged for four years. On September 1, 1850, he was united in mar- riage to Miss Mary A., daughter of Samuel and Mahalia (Peirce) Richmond, and they have two sons: George Alfred and Charles Abraham. Mr. Haskins was a member of the State militia prior to the war, and in 1861 he was one of the first to answer the call, and enlisted in Co. E, 3d Mass. Vols., and served for three months. In 1863 he re-enlisted in the same regiment, Co. A, and served for nine months, when he again, in 1864, enlisted in the same company, Detached Regiment. When the war was over Mr. Haskins returned home and has since been engaged on the farm. Mrs.
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