Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement . and remained a resident there until the dateof his death, a period of forty-three years. During this extendedresidence, he was fifty-three times elected as Moderator of themeetings of that town, nineteen of which were annual was also Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, and held manymore positions of trust and honor conferred by his fellow citizens.^In 1846 he was a member of the House of Representatives fromLowell. In 1850 he was elected as a County Commission
Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement . and remained a resident there until the dateof his death, a period of forty-three years. During this extendedresidence, he was fifty-three times elected as Moderator of themeetings of that town, nineteen of which were annual was also Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, and held manymore positions of trust and honor conferred by his fellow citizens.^In 1846 he was a member of the House of Representatives fromLowell. In 1850 he was elected as a County Commissioner ofjMiddlesex County, serving as Chairman of the Board most of thetime during the remarkable period of tw^enty-six years. In thisresponsible ofhce he was an authority upon county practice, andserved tO the very general satisfaction of the people of thiscounty. A courteous, commanding, genial, and hospitableChristian gentleman, of that type of the old school which is nottoo common in these latter days, he left a record of clean,lengthy, and most efficient public service which few may equal,and possibly none HON. JOHN K. GOING, of Shirley,County Commissioner, 1853-1860. ANCIENT MIDDLESEX. 97 Hon, John Kendall Going, Jr. Born at Shirley December 4, 1810, died there December 20,1866, aged fifty-six. Son of John Kendall and Mary (Flagg)Going. His parents were humble, unpretentious farming peo-ple, who sent their boy to the district school, where, accord-ing to his own statement, he was taught only to read, write, spell,and cipher. The bent of his mind is best illustrated bythe following incident, as related by his son: When about four-teen years old, his parents gave him a lamb. This lamb he raisedto a sheep, and finally exchanged it for a calf; the calf, when itcame to maturity, was swapped for an old horse and a cheap har-ness. Borrowing a wagon, the young man loaded it withproduce from the farm, and drove it fifty miles to Boston, whereit was cHsposed of at
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