The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . hode Island, serving as suchuntil April 30, 1916. On May i, 1916, he was appointeda special assistant L^nited States attorney for the Dis-trict of Rhode Island, a position he now holds (1918). |He is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association,Phi Beta Kappa, the University and Catholic clubs,Church of the Holy Name, and in politics is a Demo-crat. Mr. Camfield married, in New Bedford, Mass., April17, 1917, Agnes I. Black, of that city. EDWARD THAYER, JR., secretary of the Leb-anon Mills Company—This company, one of the mos
The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . hode Island, serving as suchuntil April 30, 1916. On May i, 1916, he was appointeda special assistant L^nited States attorney for the Dis-trict of Rhode Island, a position he now holds (1918). |He is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association,Phi Beta Kappa, the University and Catholic clubs,Church of the Holy Name, and in politics is a Demo-crat. Mr. Camfield married, in New Bedford, Mass., April17, 1917, Agnes I. Black, of that city. EDWARD THAYER, JR., secretary of the Leb-anon Mills Company—This company, one of the mostimportant industrial concerns of its kind in New Eng-land, was established in the year 1867 by AlansonThayer and his son, Edward Thayer, who purchasedthe old mill of the R. B. Gage Company, and beganthe manufacture of cotton yarn and knitted fabricsthere. This mill, itself an ancient one, stood on thesite of one still older, namely the historic Kent Mill, [which is mentioned in the act incorporating Pawtucket ,in 1828. The two Mr. Thayers had both been engaged 1. _^^yOo.^— /6~- ^^——-Z^-*-^ BIOGRAPHICAL 213 in industrial enterprises before, and both were experi-enced business men at the time of the founding of thepresent concern. The father, however, had reachedan age when he felt that retirement was appropriate,and two years later, in 1869, withdrew, leaving hisson to carry on the growing industry alone. This hedid with a high degree of success, and the LebanonMills Company, as it was known from the start, de-veloped rapidly in size and importance. By 1875 thebusiness had doubled and Mr. Thayer admitted Wood as a partner, but in 1881 he purchasedhis interest and was once more the sole proprietor. InFebruary, 1887, the mill was totally destroyed by fire,and the Payne building on Broad street was securedin which to carry on the work until a new buildingcould be completed. This was soon accomplished,however, and the company moved into the buildingnow occupied by
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