Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . and also ran the first steam ferry between SanFrancisco and what is now the city of several years of Cahfornia life he returnedEast, and in 1857 engaged in business in Buffalo,N. Y., where for a time he was roommate and friendof a young lawyer, Grover Cleveland, now Presidentof the United States. The financial crisis of 1858swept away his property in the general disasterwhich it precipitated upon most young businessenterprises
Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . and also ran the first steam ferry between SanFrancisco and what is now the city of several years of Cahfornia life he returnedEast, and in 1857 engaged in business in Buffalo,N. Y., where for a time he was roommate and friendof a young lawyer, Grover Cleveland, now Presidentof the United States. The financial crisis of 1858swept away his property in the general disasterwhich it precipitated upon most young businessenterprises and many of long standing throughoutthe country, and he moved, with his young wife andwith courage undaunted, to Illinois, and startedanew to build up his fortunes. While in that statehe formed a friendly acquaintance with anotherlawyer, of some local reputation, and in i860, having 138 MEN OF PROGRESS. planned to engage in manufacturing in Rhode Island,but uncertain whether to go into business at thattime of political and business agitation, in his per-plexity he consulted his lawyer friend, AbrahamLincoln. Mr. Lincoln advised him to carry out his. H. A. STEARNS. plans, stating that he expected the war clouds wouldsoon blow over. Accordingly Mr. Stearns went toPawtucket, R. L, and in conjunction with DariusGoff began the manufacture of cotton inventive genius inherited from his father wasnow brought into full play ; many of his inventionshave been utilized in the mill of the Union WaddingCompany, of which he is Vice-President and Super-intendent, and to-day this company is one of thelargest manufacturers of wadding in the world. resides in Central Falls, and has been manytimes honored by his fellow-townsmen. He is aRepublican in politics. For a number of years herepresented the town of Lincoln in the House ofRepresentatives, and then served several terms inthe State Senate. In 1891 he was elected Lieuten-ant-Governor, and in 1892 declined a re-election
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