. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy . COLONEL TATTNALL 179 liaving in the meantime been promoted through thevarious grades up to that of Lieutenant-Colonel, bybrevet, for gallant services. After leaving the Army, Colonel Paulding lo-cated in the city of Philadelphia—his father being atthat time Governor of the Naval Home in that cit}^—and entered upon the study of the law, which he soonrelinquished in order to undertake more active busi-ness. In 1870 he commenced the fire insurance bus-iness as an agent and broker, becoming a member ofthe firm of Ca
. Biographical sketches of distingushed officers of the army and navy . COLONEL TATTNALL 179 liaving in the meantime been promoted through thevarious grades up to that of Lieutenant-Colonel, bybrevet, for gallant services. After leaving the Army, Colonel Paulding lo-cated in the city of Philadelphia—his father being atthat time Governor of the Naval Home in that cit}^—and entered upon the study of the law, which he soonrelinquished in order to undertake more active busi-ness. In 1870 he commenced the fire insurance bus-iness as an agent and broker, becoming a member ofthe firm of Carstairs & Paulding, then well-knownfire underwriters in Philadelphia. This firm subse-quently became Carstairs, Paulding & Beckwith. In1871 he became the Philadelphia agent and represen-tative of the Commercial Union, of England, whichthen first extended its business to this city, and sub-sequently of the London & Lancashire Company, ofLiverpool, and other offices of high standing at homeand abroad. In all these companies Mr. Paulding en-jo\^ed the fullest confidence of the home
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