|
Silas Hoadley (1786 - December 28, 1870) was an American clockmaker. ==Biography== Hoadley was born in Bethany, Connecticut and was a cousin of the architect and builder David Hoadley. He received little formal education before becoming apprentice carpenter to his uncle Calvin Hoadley. Hoadley was a Free Mason of high standing and one of the most respected and oldest members of Harmony lodge, No. 42 F. and A. M. having been intimately associated with the lodge in Watertown, Connecticut in 1817. his lodge bears testimony that "His heart was in the right place, with a hand as open as the day to meeting charity, of him it may be truly said an honest man is the noblest work of god".〔Anderson, Joseph, Sarah J. Prichard, and Anna Lydia Ward. The Town and City of Waterbury, Connecticut from the Aboriginal Period to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-five. New Haven: Price and Lee, 1896. Print〕 In 1809 his apprenticeship ended, and he formed a clock-making partnership in Plymouth, Connecticut with Eli Terry and Seth Thomas as Terry, Thomas & Hoadley.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Sarah N. Painter Hoadley )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Seth Thomas )〕 The partners gradually withdrew to create their own firms – Terry in 1810, Thomas in 1814 – leaving Silas Hoadley as sole owner. He continued to make clocks until 1849.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Silas Hoadley )〕 Hoadley was elected to the Connecticut General Assembly several times, and in 1844 to the Connecticut State Senate. He died at Plymouth, Connecticut. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Silas Hoadley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|