. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . spiteof much opposition from the old fogies. His directorship in the United States Bank (atPhiladelphia) was at the invitation of the famousNicholas Biddle, who presented him with stock andhad him elected ; having selected him as a countrygentleman to complete the board of directors. Harrisburg, and having obtained an act of incorpora-tion he went vigorously to work, as was always hisway, and Harrisburg was lighted with gas. The incorporation of the Pennsylvania Railroad,abo
. History of the counties of Dauphin and Lebanon : in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania ; biographical and genealogical . spiteof much opposition from the old fogies. His directorship in the United States Bank (atPhiladelphia) was at the invitation of the famousNicholas Biddle, who presented him with stock andhad him elected ; having selected him as a countrygentleman to complete the board of directors. Harrisburg, and having obtained an act of incorpora-tion he went vigorously to work, as was always hisway, and Harrisburg was lighted with gas. The incorporation of the Pennsylvania Railroad,about 1846, was a project in which he was much in-terested, and he gave his time and services on theHill gratuitously. By this time there was not a man in Central Penn-sylvania more widely known for his spirit, energy,and capacity in matters of public improvement. Asa result, he was engaged by the citizens of Hunting-don to lead a project in their coal region,—the Hunt-ingdon and Broad Top Railroad. After securing thenecessary legislation, he was elected president , 1853. He was obliged to spend so much of his. WILLIAM ATRES. Having thus embarked in public enterprise, evento the great sacrifice of his legal practice, he nextsought to obtain a free bridge over the river, but hecould not obtain sufficient aid in subscriptions to buyout the old company. He was mainly instrumentalin getting up the then new prison to replace the oldjail. He was an active supporter of Gen. Harrison forPresident; and the Harrison letters, still preserved,show that William Ayres was his confidential friendat the capital of Pennsylvania. He had been alsothe advocate of Governor Ritner, whose confidentialcorrespondence is also preserved. The successful introduction of water encouragedhim to attempt the formation of a gas company at time at Huntingdon that he could only give the roada good start; but he left its completion to relinquished his position with honor, the com-pany voluntarily pr
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