Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . REMINGTON, Henry Adolphus, undertaker,was born August 7, 1834, in Pawtuxet, R. I., the sonof Henry Adolphus and Sally Ann (Arnold) Rem- HENRY A. REMINGTON. Men. He has had no interest in politics beyondvoting for the most capable man according to hisjudgment. He was married, February 14, 1858,to Miss Mary Cassidy of Providence, and has threechildren : Anna Frances, the wife of Charles Fred-erick Jackson; Charles, in business with his father
Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . REMINGTON, Henry Adolphus, undertaker,was born August 7, 1834, in Pawtuxet, R. I., the sonof Henry Adolphus and Sally Ann (Arnold) Rem- HENRY A. REMINGTON. Men. He has had no interest in politics beyondvoting for the most capable man according to hisjudgment. He was married, February 14, 1858,to Miss Mary Cassidy of Providence, and has threechildren : Anna Frances, the wife of Charles Fred-erick Jackson; Charles, in business with his father,and Mary Ann, a teacher in the public schools. 2IO MEN OF PROGRESS. RIPLEY, James Madison, counsellor-at-law. Prov-idence, was born in Wrentham, Mass., Septem-ber 8, 1834, son of Benjamin W. and Lucy(Cook) Ripley. He is a great-grandson of Na-thaniel Cook, who served with Paul Jones on theBonhomme Richard, which captured the was educated at Smithville Seminary, Lyonsand Friezes Grammar School, and at Brown Univer-sity. After leaving college he read law for a time. JAMES M. RIPLEY. with Carpenter & Thurston, Providence, and thenentered the Albany Law School, where he wasgraduated in 1855. He began the practice of hisprofession in Providence, at 26, now 42, Westmin-ster street, where he has since been located. Afterthe death of General Carpenter he formed apartnership with Benjamin F. Thurston, with whomhe was long associated under the firm name ofThurston & Ripley, and afterwards with Mr. Thurs-ton and his brother under the name of Thurston,Ripley cS: Co. Mr. Ripley had almost the entiremanagement of the law and equity practice of thefirm, in which he acliieved marked success, speedilyacquiring a reputation which placed him among theablest lawyers of the state. He attained especialdistinction in jury cases, and for many years follow-ing his admission to the bar was engaged in thetrial of almost every case of homicide in the state. He is now pursuing the practice of h
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