. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . improvingtheir service. In1886 Mr. Gilbertsecured the controlof an electric-light-ing company in Bos-ton. Since then ithas been consoli-dated with threeother companies,under the name ofthe Boston F^lectricLight Company,which now does aflourishing businesson a capital of up-wards of $1,300, Gilbert has al-ways been the presi-d e n t and generalmanager of this cor-jjoration, and devoteshimself principally toits affairs. The com-bined capital of theelec
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . improvingtheir service. In1886 Mr. Gilbertsecured the controlof an electric-light-ing company in Bos-ton. Since then ithas been consoli-dated with threeother companies,under the name ofthe Boston F^lectricLight Company,which now does aflourishing businesson a capital of up-wards of $1,300, Gilbert has al-ways been the presi-d e n t and generalmanager of this cor-jjoration, and devoteshimself principally toits affairs. The com-bined capital of theelectric-lighting en-terprises in which heis engaged is nearly$3,000,000. He ispresident of four companies and vice-president of 1889 the principal electric-lighting and some of thegas companies of the State formed an association fordefensive jiurposes, under the name of the Massachu-setts Electric Lighting Association, Mr. Gilbert beingchosen president. He has since been twice re-elected,his special knowledge of the business pro\ing of greatvalue. Mr. Gilberts family consists of a wife and threechildren. He resides in BOSTON. 211 CHARLES A. HOPKINS, who represents the Mu-tual Life Insurance Company of New York as itsgeneral agent, with headquarters in Boston, was born inSpencer, Tioga County, N. V., Sept. 5, 1841, and is theson of Samuel A. and Helen (Carpenter) Hopkins. Atan early age he removed with his parents to Jersey City,N. L, where he attended the famous IJickinson the outbreak of the War of the Rebellion he was a clerkin a wholesale dry goods house in New York, occupyingan excellent positionand with bright pros-pects for the he relin-quished to enter theUnion service as aprivate in the EighthNew York his return fromthree months ser-vice, he was activelyengaged in recruit-ing, and assisted inthe organization ofseveral August, 1862, hebecame adjutant ofthe Thirteenth NewJersey, with whichregiment he wasiden
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