Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . aseducated at the Warren high school and at Bryant,Stratton and Masons Commercial College. Hisfirst occupation was as clerk for Charles E. Boon& Co., from 1864 to 1869, Then he became book-keeper for B. B. & R. Knight until 1872, and wassalesman for Butts & Mason until 1874, when heentered the firm of Mason, Chapin & Co., which in1896 was succeeded by the present firm. He hasalways held his residence in Warren, where he has 126 MEN OF PROGR
Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . aseducated at the Warren high school and at Bryant,Stratton and Masons Commercial College. Hisfirst occupation was as clerk for Charles E. Boon& Co., from 1864 to 1869, Then he became book-keeper for B. B. & R. Knight until 1872, and wassalesman for Butts & Mason until 1874, when heentered the firm of Mason, Chapin & Co., which in1896 was succeeded by the present firm. He hasalways held his residence in Warren, where he has 126 MEN OF PROGRESS. been Assessor of Taxes three years, was first Chair-man of Standing Committee of the George HailFree Library, was Superintendent of the MethodistEpiscopal Sunday School for ten years, and Masterof Washington Lodge A. F. & A. M. No. 3 for oneyear. He has also been Vice-President of the NewEngland Paint and Oil Club, and is a member of theProvidence Athletic Association, Union Club, RhodeIsland Yacht Club and Southern Press Club. He isnow Vice-President of the National Hope Bank,and serving his second term as Representative to. SAMUEL L. PECK. the General Assembly. In politics he is a Republi-can. He married, June 23, 1870, Miss Esther AliceGardner; they lost their only child, HowardGardner, at the age of three years and nine months. PECKHAM, Thomas Clarke, woolen manu-facturer, Coventry, was born in Westerly, R. I.,December 21, 1836, son of Daniel and Olive(Kenyon) Peckham. His education was acquiredin the common schools, and at an early age he de-voted himself to woolen manufacturing, in which hehas been engaged continuously from 1861 to thepresent time. He was elected to the Rhode IslandHouse of Representatives in 1875 and served inthat body two years, then served as State Senatorthree years, and was again chosen Representative in 1894, which office he now holds. He was alsoelected and served as delegate to the RepublicanNational Convention of 1884 in Chicago, whenJames G
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