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Biography from "The Atlas of Illinois":
Thomas S. Ridgway, was born on a farm in White County, Illinois, August 30, 1826, as the son of John Ridgway. In 1832, Mr. Ridgway, Sr., removed to Shawneetown with his family but died a short time after. Thomas Ridgway worked in Mr. McCracken's printing office for some time, meanwhile studying hard. In 1839, he became a store boy at E. H. Gatewood's; in 1845, a junior partner of O. Pool & Co. In 1850, the firm changed to Peeples & Ridgway, and their business amounted often to a million dollars annually. The merchantile business of Peeples & Ridgway closed in 1865, and they opened the First National Bank of Shawneetown. Mr. Ridgway was elected State Trasurer in 1874, and the wealth of his bondsmen, in total, was five million dollars, a sure testimony to his honesty and business talents.
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Biography from "The Atlas of Illinois":
Thomas S. Ridgway, was born on a farm in White County, Illinois, August 30, 1826, as the son of John Ridgway. In 1832, Mr. Ridgway, Sr., removed to Shawneetown with his family but died a short time after. Thomas Ridgway worked in Mr. McCracken's printing office for some time, meanwhile studying hard. In 1839, he became a store boy at E. H. Gatewood's; in 1845, a junior partner of O. Pool & Co. In 1850, the firm changed to Peeples & Ridgway, and their business amounted often to a million dollars annually. The merchantile business of Peeples & Ridgway closed in 1865, and they opened the First National Bank of Shawneetown. Mr. Ridgway was elected State Trasurer in 1874, and the wealth of his bondsmen, in total, was five million dollars, a sure testimony to his honesty and business talents.
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