The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . BIOGRAPHICAL 319 later attending the Kimball Union Academy at Meriden,N. H., for a year. In 186S he began his business career,entering the offices of Day & Chapin as a short time he was transferred to the Elmstreet woolen mill, operated by the latter firm, in thecapacity of bookkeeper and paymaster. Here he re-mained during the five years following, but finding thefield somewhat narrow and not altogether to his liking,he resigned shortly before his marriage, in 1873, to be-conie bookkeeper in the offices of
The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . BIOGRAPHICAL 319 later attending the Kimball Union Academy at Meriden,N. H., for a year. In 186S he began his business career,entering the offices of Day & Chapin as a short time he was transferred to the Elmstreet woolen mill, operated by the latter firm, in thecapacity of bookkeeper and paymaster. Here he re-mained during the five years following, but finding thefield somewhat narrow and not altogether to his liking,he resigned shortly before his marriage, in 1873, to be-conie bookkeeper in the offices of the Providence Steam& Gas Pipe Company, of which his wasat that time treasurer. From this position of compar-ative unimportance he rose rapidly in the firm, display-ing an ability for the handling of large affairs which in1884 brought him the office of secretary and managerof the Providence plant of the newly founded milliondollar corporation, the General Fire Extinguisher Com-pany. In 1893 the Providence Steam & Gas Pipe Com-pany, which
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