Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . e, was born in Mon- FOWLER, George Herbert, late Secretary andTreasurer of the Pawtucket Manufacturing Com-pany, was born in Northbridge, Massachusetts, July16, 1852, son of George D. and Abigail (Adams)Fowler, and died in Pawtucket, January 4, received his early education in the publicschools of Barre, Mass., to which place his parents 174 MEN OF PROGRESS. Removed when he was but two years old. In thespring of 1869, at the age of s
Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . e, was born in Mon- FOWLER, George Herbert, late Secretary andTreasurer of the Pawtucket Manufacturing Com-pany, was born in Northbridge, Massachusetts, July16, 1852, son of George D. and Abigail (Adams)Fowler, and died in Pawtucket, January 4, received his early education in the publicschools of Barre, Mass., to which place his parents 174 MEN OF PROGRESS. Removed when he was but two years old. In thespring of 1869, at the age of sixteen, he left thehigh school to enter the Worcester Academy, butin a few weeks transferred his attendance to theWorcester Polytechnic Institute, as the latterschool was found to offer better opportunities forthe practical education he desired. He graduatedfrom this institution in 1873, ^^ith special profi-ciency in the department of mechanical engineering,and with the commendation of his instructors forgeneral deportment and faithful performance of hisschool duties. Soon after graduation, being de-sirous of finding a promising opening for a career. GEO. H. FOWLER. worthy of himself and his ideals, he made a shorttour of several cities and finally settled in Provi-dence, where he entered a small machine shop asdraughtsman. The following year, 1874, he enteredthe employ of the Providence Tool Company in asimilar capacity, and remained with them sevenyears. In July 1881, George H. ^Vebb, for manyyears in the employ of William H. Haskell & Com-pany, bolt and nut manufacturers of Pawtucket,severed his connection with that firm and engagedin business for himself, building bolt and nut ma-chinery under contract for the Providence, now theRhode Island, Tool Company. By an agreementwith the tool company, Mr. Webb secured theservices of Mr. Fowler as draughtsman. The rela- tions thus established between Messrs. Webb andFowler ripened into a warm friendship, and whenin 1882 the Pawtucke
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