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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - - - - -Title: Sketches of Fifteen Members of Worcester Fire Society - - -Author: Isaac Davis - - - -Release Date: December 24, 2015 [eBook #50762] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - - -***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SKETCHES OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF -WORCESTER FIRE SOCIETY*** - - -E-text prepared by Charlene Taylor, ellinora, and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made -available by Internet Archive/American Libraries -(https://archive.org/details/americana) - - - -Note: Images of the original pages are available through - Internet Archive/American Libraries. See - https://archive.org/details/sketchesoffiftee00davi - - -Transcriber’s note: - - Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). - - - - - -SKETCHES OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF WORCESTER FIRE SOCIETY, - -by - -ISAAC DAVIS. - - - - - - - -Worcester: -Printed by Charles Hamilton, -Palladium Office. -1874. - - - - - ADDRESS BY HON. ISAAC DAVIS, - - AT THE QUARTERLY MEETING, APRIL, 1874. - - -The history of the Worcester Fire Society is intimately connected with -the history of Worcester, of Massachusetts, and the United States. Ten -of its members have been Mayors of Worcester, three have been Governors -of the State, three have been Speakers of the House of Representatives, -and many have been Councillors, Senators and Representatives. Five have -been judges of the Supreme Judicial Court, five have been judges of the -Superior Court or Court of Common Pleas, ten have been Members of -Congress, and many have held office under the United States Government, -and one has been a Foreign Minister. - -This Fire Society, organized in 1793, was precisely like one formed by -Benjamin Franklin, in the city of Philadelphia, in 1735:—The number of -members limited to thirty, the same equipments, the same rules and -regulations. No person could be admitted under thirty years of age, and -none over sixty. The Fire Society in Philadelphia was in existence when -this was formed. - -Governor Lincoln gave his reminiscences of the twenty-two original -members in 1862. Eight years after, in 1870, a member of this society -gave a written account of the next _fifteen_ members. Both of these -historic papers were published by this society. Subsequently Judge -Thomas, in his fascinating language, gave a graphic biography of the -_next_ fifteen members, commencing with Governor Lincoln, and ending -with Edward D. Bangs. The object of the present historic sketch is to -give some account of the members from Edward D. Bangs to the oldest -living member, all of whom have long since passed to the “spirit land.” -Among them were distinguished scholars, statesmen, lawyers and -physicians, and five of them were graduates of Dartmouth College. - - - SAMUEL JENNISON - -Was no ordinary man. He did not enjoy the advantages of a college -education, still he became a learned man and a very able writer. Some of -the choicest articles in periodical literature were from his pen. He was -born in the town of Brookfield, in 1788, and at the age of twelve years -came to Worcester to reside with his uncle, Hon. Oliver Fiske. In April, -1810, he was elected accountant in the Worcester Bank. In August, 1812, -he was elected cashier of said Bank, and continued to hold the office -and discharge the duties with promptness, fidelity and accuracy, for -more than thirty-four years. During much of the time while he was -cashier he was treasurer of the American Antiquarian Society, treasurer -of the State Lunatic Hospital, treasurer of the Worcester County -Institution for Savings, treasurer of the town of Worcester, and clerk -of the town, discharging all the duties of these offices, much of the -time without any assistant. No _irregularities_ were ever found in his -accounts. He was one of the Council of the American Antiquarian Society, -and was a member of many historical and literary societies. He was -admitted a member of this Society in October, 1816, and remained an -active member more than forty years, till his death, March 11th, 1860. - -Mr. Jennison was a modest, unassuming man, a gentleman in his -deportment, a man of rare taste and discrimination, and of wonderful -executive talent. He would accomplish more business in a given time than -any man I ever saw; yet it was done quietly. He was loved and respected -by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. He wrote much in prose -and verse; his style was clear and lucid as a mirror. He gathered much -valuable biographical material, part of which he passed over to the Rev. -Dr. Allen just before the publication of the second edition of his -Biographical Dictionary. The large remainder is now in possession of the -American Antiquarian Society. - - - REJOICE NEWTON - -Was born in Greenfield, October 18th, 1782. He was graduated at -Dartmouth College, in 1807, and was a classmate of George Ticknor and -Sylvanus Thayer. He commenced the study of the law with Judge Newcomb, -of Greenfield, and finished his studies in the office of Hon. Elijah H. -Mills, of Northampton, in 1810. - -Mr. Newton then removed to Worcester, and formed a co-partnership in law -with Hon. Francis Blake, which continued till April, 1814. He was -selected by the citizens of Worcester, in 1814, to deliver an oration on -the fourth of July. This oration was published, and accelerated his -rising fame. Soon after, he was appointed County Attorney, which office -he held for ten years, when he resigned the position. In 1825 he formed -a co-partnership in law with William Lincoln. His talents and capacity -were appreciated by his fellow citizens, and he was elected to the House -of Representatives in Massachusetts, in the years of 1829, 1830, and -1831, and a State Senator in 1834. He had great equanimity of character, -and never lost or gained a case but the result was precisely what he -expected. Hence he was perfectly satisfied with the result of every -case. He was honest, confiding and capable. He became a member of this -society in October, 1816, and remained an active member for forty-seven -years, when his health became poor and he withdrew. He was long a member -and officer in the American Antiquarian Society. He died in Worcester, -February 4th, 1868. Major Newton married a sister of the late Governor -Lincoln, and was a resident in Worcester for more than half a century. -He was honored with important and responsible positions in the military, -legislative, and executive departments of the government of the State; -all the duties pertaining to these offices he discharged with ability -and fidelity, and to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. - - - SAMUEL M. BURNSIDE. - -His ancestors were Scots. He was a son of Thomas Burnside, and was born -in Northumberland, New Hampshire, July 18th, 1783. His education was at -the common schools in New Hampshire, except nine months at an academy, -preparatory to his entering Dartmouth College. - -After he was graduated from college, in 1805, he took charge of a Female -Academy in Andover, Mass., for two years. He read law with Hon. Artemas -Ward, so long Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. He was -admitted to practice in 1810, commenced the practice of the law in the -Spring of 1810, in the town of Westborough, in this County, and removed -to Worcester in the autumn of the same year. He married the daughter of -Judge Foster of Brookfield. - -Mr. Burnside was a well read lawyer, and it is no disparagement to any -lawyer of the Worcester Bar to say that none excelled him in his -extensive knowledge of the law. He was also well posted in theology, and -took a deep interest in our public schools. He was trustee in Leicester -Academy, and for many years was a member of the School Committee of -Worcester, a member of the American Antiquarian Society, and one of the -Council of said Society at the time of his death. He delivered an able -address before the schools of Worcester in 1826, and represented the -town in the Legislature the same year. In 1831 he was selected by the -citizens of Worcester to deliver an oration on the fourth of July, which -was considered a very able production. He was admitted to this society -in January, 1817, and remained an active member for thirty-three years. -He died in Worcester, July 25th, 1850, much respected by a large circle -of friends. - -Mr. Burnside was a good classical scholar, an upright and honored -citizen, and a kind christian gentleman. - - - REUBEN WHEELER - -Was a member of this society from 1817 to 1822. He came from Rutland, -where he was born, to Worcester, to execute the purposes of certain -members of the Fire Society, who had become convinced that the business -of _tanning_ was very profitable. They raised thirty thousand dollars to -put into the business—Mr. Wheeler was superintendent and manager—a large -yard was built on Market street, the largest in the county—Mr. Wheeler -built a spacious house on the corner of Main and Thomas streets, and -business went on swimmingly for five or six years, Mr. Wheeler always -assuring the proprietors that the business was very profitable. Some of -the proprietors having had no dividends for several years, succeeded in -raising a committee to investigate the affairs of the company, when it -turned out that the concern was bankrupt. It was a South Sea bubble on a -small scale. Wheeler left town, and the tannery rotted down. “_Sic -transit gloria mundi._” - - - BENJAMIN F. HEYWOOD - -Was the son of Hon. Benjamin Heywood, of Worcester, who was judge of the -Court of Common Pleas for nine years. - -Benjamin F. was born in Worcester, April 24th, 1792, and graduated at -Dartmouth College, in the class of 1812. He attended the medical -lectures at Dartmouth College, and at Yale College, and took his degree -of M. D. at Yale, in 1815. He formed a co-partnership with Dr. John -Green, in the practice of medicine, which existed for twenty years. Dr. -Heywood was councillor and censor in the Massachusetts Medical Society, -and became a member of the Society of Cincinnati in 1859, in the right -of his father, who was an original member. As a physician he was very -popular among his patients. He had the confidence of his fellow -citizens, being repeatedly elected to both branches of the City -Government. His manners were pleasant and agreeable—a man of good -judgment and sound discretion. He was admitted a member of this society -July, 1817, and remained an active member for more than fifty-two years, -till his death, December 7th, 1869. - -Dr. Heywood married for his first wife, and also for his second wife, -sisters of Dr. John Green. He was a skillful physician, a good citizen, -honorable in his dealings; a man of few words, kind and courteous, -honored and respected by those who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. - - - ABIJAH BIGELOW - -Was born in Westminster, county of Worcester, Dec. 5th, 1775. He was -graduated at Dartmouth College, in the class of 1795, studied law, and -was admitted to practice in 1798, and opened an office in the town of -Leominster, served the town as town clerk for five consecutive years, -was twice elected by his fellow citizens a member of the General Court -of Massachusetts, and was elected a member of Congress in 1810, and held -the position till 1815. - -Mr. Bigelow removed to Worcester in 1817, was elected a member of the -American Antiquarian Society, and a trustee of Leicester Academy. From -1817 to 1833 he held the office of Clerk of the Courts in the County of -Worcester. - -In 1838 he was appointed Master in Chancery for the county of Worcester. -He held the office of Justice of the Peace for about fifty years. He was -admitted to this society about a year after he was appointed Clerk of -the Courts, to wit, in 1818, and continued a member till 1848, when he -withdrew from the society. In the evening of his life he devoted much of -his time to horticulture, agriculture, literature and poetry. Some of -his choice poetical productions are in print. He died in Worcester, -April 5th, 1860, at the ripe old age of eighty five years, and is well -remembered by most of the living members of this society. - - - JOHN MOWER - -Was a son of Ebenezer Mower of Worcester; he received his education at -the common schools and at Leicester Academy. He entered the mercantile -business, and opened a store on the corner of Main and Thomas streets. -He married Dolly Chamberlain, a daughter of William Chamberlain. He was -a bright, intelligent and well educated young man; was popular with the -young men of the place, and especially with the young lawyers. - -Soon after he was twenty-one years of age, high sheriff Ward appointed -him deputy sheriff for the county, and for years, by the prompt and able -manner in which he discharged his duties, he did a larger business than -any other officer in the county. He was a member of this society less -than a year, when he emigrated to the South, and died at Fort Gibson, -Mississippi, April 15th, 1828. - - - SAMUEL WARD - -Was born in Guilford, Vermont, June 9th, 1793. He was educated by his -uncle, Capt. Ward, of Lancaster; came to this place when a young man, -and married into one of the oldest and most respectable families of -Worcester. - -He was admitted to this society in 1819, and remained an active member -for eleven years. In the military department of the government he was -deeply interested. At this time every able-bodied citizen, between the -ages of eighteen and forty-five years, was obliged to perform military -duty at least five days in each year. Worcester, then with a population -of little more than three thousand, had full and well disciplined -companies of artillery, cavalry, riflemen, and two very large companies -of infantry. Mr. Ward took great pleasure in military affairs, and was -ambitious to excel and become a good disciplinarian; and he succeeded -remarkably well. He was promoted from one position to another, till he -was finally elected Colonel of the Sixth Regiment. - -The next morning after he was promoted from Major to the office of -Colonel, he was walking down Main street, in his most dignified manner, -very straight—a little more than perpendicular, when Israel Whitney, who -wanted to see him on business, called out, “Major Ward!” Ward walked on. -Whitney called a second time, louder, “Major Ward!” No attention was -paid to the call. He called a third time, “_Colonel Ward!_” Ward turns -immediately and walks towards Whitney, and says, “Good morning, Mr. -Whitney. I am glad to see you. _I did not hear you the first two times -you called!_” - -Colonel Ward was a gentleman in his manners, intelligent, kind and -courteous; prompt, energetic and faithful in the discharge of his -duties, and agreeable and entertaining in conversation. He died in -Boston, March 1st, 1842. - - - SAMUEL HATHAWAY - -Came to Worcester in the early part of this century, from the town of -Taunton, in this State. He became the owner of the Central Hotel, on -Main street, standing where the Bay State House now stands. At that time -there was a large farm connected with the hotel, and Mr. Hathaway -carried on the farm and kept the hotel. He was admitted to this society -in 1819, and remained an active member as long as he lived. - -The society frequently held its meetings at his hotel, where the members -were always sure of having good fare. - -About 1823 Samuel Hathaway sold out his estate on Main street, purchased -a farm at Washington Square, and built a hotel. His farm included all -the land occupied by the Boston & Albany Railroad, and on both sides of -Grafton street. He became a wealthy man, and built for himself a house -on Front street, retired from business, and died in Worcester, March -16th, 1831, much respected by his fellow citizens. Mr. Hathaway was a -man of good common sense, fond of wit and anecdote, very pleasant and -agreeable in conversation, and was willing to give and take a joke in a -pleasant and agreeable manner. - - - WILLIAM EATON - -Was a lineal descendant from the first settlers of Worcester. His -influence with his fellow citizens was seldom surpassed. For twelve -years, from 1810 to 1830, he was elected one of the selectmen of the -town of Worcester. For ten years he represented the town in the -Legislature of Massachusetts. He held office under the United States -Government in the war of 1812. For many years he was one of the County -Commissioners for the county of Worcester, and for many years a deputy -sheriff within and for said county. All the duties of these various -offices he discharged with kindness and ability. He was a man of strict -integrity, upright and honorable in all business transactions, and -commanded the respect and esteem of all who had the pleasure of his -acquaintance. He was a member of this society for thirty-three years. He -died in Worcester, May 4th, 1859, at the age of ninety-three. His -daughter now owns and occupies the estate on the west side of Main -street, where Mr. Eaton resided most of his lifetime. - -Very few men have lived in Worcester who understood the workings of the -human mind among the masses better than William Eaton. Hence he never -was at loss to know how to approach a man and control him under any -circumstances. His gentle and kind manner enabled him to exert a -powerful influence over his fellow citizens. This was the secret of his -great power among the people. - - - GEORGE A. TRUMBULL - -Was born in Petersham, in 1793. He removed to Worcester and opened a -book store on the site on the west side of Main street where the house -of Harrison Bliss now stands. His agreeable manners attracted customers -to his store, and he had a lucrative business for ten years, till he -sold out his stock and store to Clarendon Harris. - -He was elected cashier of the Central Bank in 1829, and held the office -till 1836, when he resigned, and was chosen cashier of the Citizens -Bank. He held this office for eighteen years, when he resigned, and his -son-in-law was elected in his place. Mr. Trumbull wrote a beautiful -hand, was a good accountant (never any irregularities in his accounts), -strictly honest, easy and agreeable in his manners, a gentleman in his -deportment, modest and retiring, always declining any public office -offered him by his fellow citizens, and always had about him a large -circle of warm friends. He was a member of this society for eleven -years. Few men have lived in Worcester more respected than George A. -Trumbull. He was the father of a large family, and moved in the first -society in Worcester, lived in a house situated on what is now called -Trumbull Square, and now occupied by Mrs. Trumbull, which was occupied -by his father before he came into possession of it. - - - JOHN W. HUBBARD - -Was a relative of Rev. Samuel Austin, D.D., so long the pastor of the -Old South Church. Dr. Austin adopted him and gave him his education. In -1811, at the age of seventeen years, he was selected by the Federal -Party to deliver a fourth of July oration at Worcester, which was -printed. His production was well received and gave him character for -talent and ability. He was born in Brookfield, Vermont, in 1794, and -graduated at Dartmouth College, in 1814, in the same class with the -famous Thaddeus Stevens and Governor Dinsmore; studied law with Governor -Van Ness, of Vermont and Samuel M. Burnside, of Worcester, was admitted -to the Bar in Worcester County in 1817, and practiced law in Worcester -till his death, September 19th, 1825. Mr. Hubbard possessed a well -cultivated mind, clear and discriminating, and had an extensive -practice. He formed a co-partnership in law with the late Judge -Kinnicutt, but lived only a few weeks after the co-partnership was -formed. He was a member of this society only four years. Mr. Hubbard -owned and occupied an estate on Main street, including some ten or -fifteen acres of land on each side of Austin street. He was a gentleman -in his manners, upright and honest in business transactions, energetic -and persevering in his profession; an able and well read lawyer. - - - OTIS CORBETT - -Was a native of Milford, came to Worcester in the early part of this -century, and opened a jewelry store on the west side of Main street, -opposite Mechanics Hall, where he acquired a very snug property in his -business. He was much respected by his fellow citizens, and was elected -a representative to the General Court from Worcester in the years 1824, -'26, '27, '28, '30 and '31. He was also chosen one of the selectmen of -Worcester in the years 1825, '26 and '29. In May, 1829, he was chosen -cashier of the Central Bank, and resigned the office in the autumn of -the same year. Mr. Corbett remained an active member of this society for -twenty-seven years. He was a man of stern integrity, strictly honest, -and commanded the confidence of all who knew him intimately. For many -years he was one of the trustees of the Worcester Academy, and took a -deep interest in the public schools of Worcester, and was for many years -a member of the School Board. - -Mr. Corbett owned and occupied a house on Front street, where the -meeting house of Dr. Cutler now stands, for twenty years. He then became -the owner of the house on High street, where Deacon Upham now lives. -Here he lived until his death, February 6th, 1868. Mr. Corbett received -his education in the common schools, still he was better educated than -many who had received a collegiate education. A man of sound judgment, -discreet and honest, kind and courteous, and a wise counsellor. - - - CHARLES WHEELER - -Was a son of Theophilus Wheeler, so long Register of Probate for the -county of Worcester. He was born in Worcester, August 10th, 1793; was -educated a merchant and kept a store for many years, on the east side of -Main street, in the modern building next north of the Wheeler mansion. -He was somewhat eccentric in his character, had no fondness whatever for -womankind, and always lived a bachelor. He was very modest in his -deportment, and strictly honest in all his dealings. He was admitted a -member of this society July, 1823, and withdrew from it in April, 1826, -and died in Worcester, March 6th, 1827. - - - SAMUEL B. THOMAS, - -While he resided in Worcester, was a portly, polite and pleasant -landlord. He succeeded Col. Reuben Sikes, one of the founders of the -first line of stages from Boston to New York, as the proprietor of the -public house on Main street, now called the Exchange Hotel. It may not -be inappropriate to mention here, that all the fuel that Capt. Thomas -used for heating his hotel for years, was Worcester anthracite coal, -procured at two dollars a ton. This coal was found in the northeasterly -part of the city, where there is an abundance, when the enterprise of -citizens shall develop it. He was admitted to this society in October, -1824, and after his admission the society held its quarterly meetings at -his hotel. The fare was crackers and cheese, ham, or tongue, and wine, -and each member paid twenty-five cents for his entertainment. At the -annual meetings a sumptuous supper was provided, with wines and liquors, -and the charge was one dollar for each member. - -Of course Capt. Thomas was a popular member, and remained an active -member for sixteen years, until his death. - -He was born in Brookfield in 1779, and died in Worcester, April 24th, -1840. Capt. Thomas was pleasant and agreeable in his manners, popular -with his fellow citizens, and was chosen a representative to the General -Court, from Worcester, in 1834, and had many warm admirers. - - * * * * * - -_Gentlemen of the Society_: - -In obedience to a request of your Committee on Publication, I have -hastily drawn up these historic sketches of the fifteen members of the -Society next preceding the oldest living member. If I have been so -fortunate in my sketches as to meet the approval of the members of the -society, I shall feel myself amply compensated for the labor of -gathering facts from history, and from the records of towns and -counties, and taxing the recollections of our venerable citizens, in -order to accomplish the object requested of me by the Committee. - - ISAAC DAVIS. - -WORCESTER, April, 1874. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - - - - - [Handwritten: - W^m. J. Burton Esquire - with the regards of the - Author] - - - SKETCHES - - OF - - FIFTEEN MEMBERS - - OF THE - - WORCESTER FIRE SOCIETY. - - - - - * * * * * * - - - - -Transcriber’s note: - -Capitalization and inconsistencies in spelling have been left as in the -original. - -Inconsistencies in punctuation in headings have been left as printed; -the person’s name seems to be treated as the first word of the paragraph -of text that follows. - - - -***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SKETCHES OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF -WORCESTER FIRE SOCIETY*** - - -******* This file should be named 50762-0.txt or 50762-0.zip ******* - - -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: -http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/5/0/7/6/50762 - - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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