History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . of age. Mr. Wilcoxwas interested in all enterprises tending to build upand beautify Springfield, and in tiie various asso-ciations iiere, among which was the HampdenMechanics Association. He was connected withthe South Congregationalist Church, of which hewas one of the original trustees. In his deathSpringfield lost one of its most enterprising andesteemed citizens ; a man of strict integrity of pur-pose in all his business relations, and uniformlyrespec
History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers . of age. Mr. Wilcoxwas interested in all enterprises tending to build upand beautify Springfield, and in tiie various asso-ciations iiere, among which was the HampdenMechanics Association. He was connected withthe South Congregationalist Church, of which hewas one of the original trustees. In his deathSpringfield lost one of its most enterprising andesteemed citizens ; a man of strict integrity of pur-pose in all his business relations, and uniformlyrespected by all who knew him. He was married to Eliza Parmelee, of Middle-town, Conn., June 26, She died Nov. 19,1842, aged forty-two. Their children were WilliamL., Mrs. C. M. Lee (deceased), John P., and K. Dexter, of Holyoke. The sons are in businessin the old stand occupied by their father prior tohis dentil, having charge of the same at an early agein life. They are among the leading business menof the city, and have carried to a successful andprofitable completion the trade opened by theirfather over half a century ^^^ Philo F. Wilcox was a native of East Berlin,Conn., and came to this city wlien less tiian twentyyears of age, following his elder brother, Pliilip,founder of the stove and tinware trade conductedby his sons (William L. and John P.) to this served his brother at this trade for some time;was subsequently associated with him, and after-wards purchased a branch of the business and car-ried it on in a store opposite Footes Block, onMain Street. From this he retired about the year1840, having secured a sufficient competence toplace him beyond the apprehension of want. Soon after the Chicopee Bank was organized was chosen one of its directors, an officehe held until his death, being also for more thantwenty years its president, and for about ten yearsvice-president of the Springfield Institution forSavings. He was also vice-presi
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