. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. by Edward Sterling, J. C. Lewis,Eli Gilbert and Wheeler Beers. The business has been continuously located on John street,althovigh the first location was on the south side of the street. The present plant wasbegun in the 70s and the building, which is in part three and in part four stories in height,is one hundred and eighty by three hundred feet. The upper tloor is occupied by tlie TradeSchool. During the early 60s Mr. Hawley purchased an interest in the business and formany years served as its treasurer, but upon the death of Edward Sterling in 1909 he w
. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. by Edward Sterling, J. C. Lewis,Eli Gilbert and Wheeler Beers. The business has been continuously located on John street,althovigh the first location was on the south side of the street. The present plant wasbegun in the 70s and the building, which is in part three and in part four stories in height,is one hundred and eighty by three hundred feet. The upper tloor is occupied by tlie TradeSchool. During the early 60s Mr. Hawley purchased an interest in the business and formany years served as its treasurer, but upon the death of Edward Sterling in 1909 he wiiselected to the presidency and at that time was succeeded in the treasurership by his son,F. S. Hawley, while John C. Hawley became the secretary. The company manufactures leafsprings for automobiles and carriages. These are sold direct to manufacturers all over NewEngland and the middle west. They employ about two hundred jieople. of whom sixty percent are skilled workmen. This is one of the carefully systematized and well managed. F. B. HAWLEY BRIDGEPORT AND VICINITY 63 liusiiirss cnteriirisos of Briilfjeport wliidi contribvite to the gfiieral activity and prosjicrity ofthe city. In addition Mr. Hawley has other important business interests. He liyiiics ])roini-nently in financial circles, having for several years been president of the Bridgeport SavingsBank. He is the oldest trustee of that institution in point of service as previous to becomingpresident he had served as vice president. At all times lie is recognized as a man of t;eensagacity as well as of unfaltering enterprise and energy. Mr. Hawley was married to Miss Jennie Curtis, a native of Bridgeport and a daugliterof John an<l Susan Curtis, who came to this city at an early day. They became the parentsof eight chihiren. The eldest son, Frederick S., born in Bridgeport in 1860, was educated inthe public and high schools and afterward spent ten years in Minneapolis in the bankingbusiness. Subsequently he returned
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