. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. National Bank, the CityNational Bank and the Connecticut National Bank. He took an active and helpful interestin all things that pertained to public progress and improvement and for a time served asa member of the board of aldermen. His death occurred in the year 1894 and the city therebylost one of its representative men—one whose work had been of worth in promoting thematerial develoi)ment and public interests of Bridgeport. In early manhood he marriedLucretia Sherwood, of Fairfield, Connecticut, a daughter of Walter Sherwood, who was ownerof a wool card
. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. National Bank, the CityNational Bank and the Connecticut National Bank. He took an active and helpful interestin all things that pertained to public progress and improvement and for a time served asa member of the board of aldermen. His death occurred in the year 1894 and the city therebylost one of its representative men—one whose work had been of worth in promoting thematerial develoi)ment and public interests of Bridgeport. In early manhood he marriedLucretia Sherwood, of Fairfield, Connecticut, a daughter of Walter Sherwood, who was ownerof a wool carding business at Mill Plain and a re|)resentative of one of the old pioneer fami-lies of this state. To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Wilmot were born five children: William F., whodied in Utah several years ago; Fannie, who became the wife of diaries Y. Beach, son ofMoses Beach, the owner of llu New York Sun, her death occurring in ; Horace S., whomarried Alice liurlork, a daiigliter of W. E, HurloiU of tlie liurlock Shirt Company, and. \\alti:r s. \vilmt BRTDOKPORT A\D VtCIXITY 89 passed away in 1910; W. 8., cjf tliis lovit-w: ami Mary , Wilmdt, wljo died atSavannah, (Georgia, in 1866. W. 8. Wilmot has always remainid a resident of liiidjjeiioit and lias seen it develup Iruina place of thirteen thousand inliabitants to the present eity that now ranks as the industrialcenter of Connecticut, with its ini|iortant niaiuifaclurinj.; and coiiiniercial interests reachinj;out along trade lines to every ]iarl not only of the country but of the world. In early man-liood Mr. Wilmot became identilii-il with the Bridgeport Hydraulic Coiiiliany, of which hisfather had been one of the founders and early owners. He became the secretary of the com-pany and so continued until the death of ilr. DeForest, when he was elected treasurer. Hisidentiticatiim with the business dates from 1ST4 and for twenty years he lias continued inhis present connection, giving his undivided atti-ntion to the
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