. Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine;. nd wasappointed to a cadetship. but the strong ob-jections of his father persuaded him to aban-don a military career and engage in businesswith his father and younger brother business was prosperous and he led abusy and useful life. He retired from activebusiness in 1896, and subsequently gave hisattention to tlie management of the homefarm. He was a member of the Masonic fra-ternity, having attained the Royal Arch de-gree, and was a regular attendant and sup-porter of the Congregational church. Thoughprominent and active in


. Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine;. nd wasappointed to a cadetship. but the strong ob-jections of his father persuaded him to aban-don a military career and engage in businesswith his father and younger brother business was prosperous and he led abusy and useful life. He retired from activebusiness in 1896, and subsequently gave hisattention to tlie management of the homefarm. He was a member of the Masonic fra-ternity, having attained the Royal Arch de-gree, and was a regular attendant and sup-porter of the Congregational church. Thoughprominent and active in the management oitown affairs, he never desired or accepted anyoflficial station. He was a staunch Republicanin political sentiment, and as chairman ofa committee was the first to invite James to make his first political address. married. November 0. 1854, HarriettElizabeth Fuller, of West Gardiner, born May3, 1835, in West Gardiner, daughter of Dea-con Daniel and Ann (Lord) Fuller, promi-nent residents of that town. They became the.


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