The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . nd director, July 20, 1877,and continued in control of the business until his resig-nation in July, 1913, a period of thirty-six years. Heremained a director until the time of his death, having;been actively connected with the corporation for fifty;years. Mr. Arnold became a well known figure in the finan-cial business circles of the city of Providence, andNew England. He was prominent in several financial,institutions of the city. He was a director at one timeof the Manufacturers National Bank. ManufacturersTrust Company an
The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . nd director, July 20, 1877,and continued in control of the business until his resig-nation in July, 1913, a period of thirty-six years. Heremained a director until the time of his death, having;been actively connected with the corporation for fifty;years. Mr. Arnold became a well known figure in the finan-cial business circles of the city of Providence, andNew England. He was prominent in several financial,institutions of the city. He was a director at one timeof the Manufacturers National Bank. ManufacturersTrust Company and Union Trust Company. During,a part of the time he was connected with the Manufac-turers National Bank he was its president. He wasalso a director of the Industrial Trust Company for aperiod, and at the time of his death was a director ofthe National Exchange Bank, while for many yearsprevious he devoted a large portion of his time to theaffairs of the Providence Gas Company, in whichcern he was greatly interested. Newton Darling Arnold was perhaps one of the most. ;^;^^^^w^ ^^^^T^-^^^-^^l BIOGRAPHICAL 345 important figures in the ranks of Free Masonry in theState of Rhode Island, and was active!} identified withalmost every movement of prominence in that body. Hebecame a member of the Masonic fraternity early inlife, and immediately connected himself with work inbehalf of the order. He was made a Master Mason,February 13, 1S65, in St. Johns Lodge, No. i, Provi-dence, R. I. He held various offices in that body, amongothers, that of secretary, the duties of which he per-formed with great acceptance. He was elected worship-ful master of the lodge, December 23, 1874, and servedone year. At the annual session of the Grand Lodgeof Rhode Island, held May 21, 1883, he was appointeddeputy grand master. One year later he was electedgrand master; he served one year, and declined reelec-tion. He received the Royal Arch Degree, October 26,1S65. in Providence Chapter, in which he has
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