Portrait and biographical record of Orange county, New York, Containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the countyTogether with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . -, this state, in 1859, and is ason of Henry and Maria M. (Plank) Holden,both natives of this state, and at present residentsof Gloversville, Fulton County. The father isstill actively engaged in business, and holds theposition of finisher of glove-leather, having al-ways devoted especial attention to that common schools of Mechanicstown
Portrait and biographical record of Orange county, New York, Containing portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the countyTogether with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States . -, this state, in 1859, and is ason of Henry and Maria M. (Plank) Holden,both natives of this state, and at present residentsof Gloversville, Fulton County. The father isstill actively engaged in business, and holds theposition of finisher of glove-leather, having al-ways devoted especial attention to that common schools of Mechanicstown afford-ed our subject his primary educational advantages,and afterward he received instruction from a pri-vate tutor at this place. Early becoming familiarwith the process of glove-making, he has madethis his life occupation, and in it he has gainedsuccess. In 1890 he established his present bus-iness, and the industry is a valuable one in thecounty and to the citizens. His institution fur-nishes employment for some twenty-five men andwomen, and the plant has an average capacity of. SAMUEL ROBERSOX. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 943 thirty-five dozen pairs of gloves per da}. Allthe products of the factory- are marketed in XewYork City. The lady who became the wife of Mr. Holdeuin 1881 was Miss Cora E., daughter of Theodoreand Mary C. (St. John) Bradner, all natives ofthis county. Mr. and Mrs. Holden are the par-ents of two sons. Arthur B. and Henry T., whoare intelligent and promising lads. The familyattend the Methodist Episcopal Church, to whichboth Mr. Holden and his wife belong. Sociallyhe is actively connected with the American Le-gion of Honor at Middletown. While he liasnever taken an active part in politics, his busi-ness matters consuming his entire time, he isnevertheless well informed on public questions,and is a stanch adherent of Democratic has his factory fitted up with all needed ap-pliances, and conducts his business after the mostapproved meth
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