CHARLES SUMNER LILLEY
THE ancestors of Mr. Lilley were English people who came over to America in the early days of cotton manufacturing in this country. His grandfather, William Lilley, arrived here from England, September 8, 1818, and settled in Andover, Massachusetts, where he engaged in the manufacture of both cotton and woollen cloth, being a pioneer in the manufacture of cotton goods in this state. He was born February 7, 1786; married Betty Mayall, and died October 1, 1829.
This man's son, Charles Lilley, succeeded him in his manufacturing business, and was well known for his strict integrity hi business affairs, his great skill in mechanics, and his love of literature. He was born June 25, 1820, and married Cynthia Huntley, who was born December 1, 1822, and died December 10, 1907. She outlived her husband four years, he having died June 15, 1903. Mrs. Charles Lilley's father was Loved Huntley, and her mother Fannie White. Their ancestors were among the earliest settlers in New England.
Charles Sumner Lilley was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, December 13, 1851, son of Charles and Cynthia (Huntley) Lilley. He was not a robust child but was able to attend the public schools, and was prepared, under private tutors at Cambridge, for his entrance to college. His feeble health prevented him from taking the full college course. He received the degree of A.M. from Dartmouth college in 1896.
For a time the young man was in the business of carpet designing with the Lowell Manufacturing Company, where he obtained a practical knowledge of the industries of his native city, that was of value to him in later years. Then he took up the study of law in the office of Hon. Arthur P. Bonney, one of the leading lawyers of Middlesex County. He was admitted to the bar in 1877, and immediately began the practice of his profession in Lowell. He soon established himself in a good business, and entering the field of politics was elected chairman of the board of aldermen of Lowell. In 1880 he was elected a member of the State Senate, and was re- elected in the following year. During these two terms in the Senate, he served on the committees on the judiciary, probate and chancery, and was chairman of the committee on bills in the third reading. He was chairman of the joint special committee on the revision of the laws relating to marriage and divorce and was also made a member of the special committee on the revision of the statutes of the Commonwealth.
In 1882 and again in 1884 he was the Democratic nominee for congressional honors. The normal Republican majority in the district being about five thousand he had no expectation of an election in either year. In 1882 the result was in doubt for some time, the final count, however, showing a majority of five hundred and twenty-six for his competitor.
In 1884 he was a member of the executive council of Governor Robinson, a position of high honor.
He was again a member of the Senate in 1886, and was designated to serve upon the judiciary committee, rules (chairman), street railways, the joint special committee for re-districting the State, and the joint special committee on the revision of the judicial system of the Commonwealth. At the tune of his election to the Senate he was a special justice of the Lowell police court, which office he resigned.
In all these political offices Mr. Lilley had shown devotion to his ideas of duty to the public, and abilities of the first order. Another has said, " He has evinced, in positions of responsibility, an unswerving loyalty to pure and honorable political methods, has displayed a clear comprehension of the true functions of government; and, by his own brave and manly career, has illustrated anew the dignity and worth of conscientious and honorable citizenship."
Mr. Lilley was appointed a justice of the Superior Court in 1893, and served with signal ability until 1900. The death of his wife's father left a large estate to his care, and he resigned his high office and resumed the practice of his profession at Lowell. Being practically familiar with the great manufacturing interests concentrated in that vicinity, he is kept busy with his own affairs, and in protecting the interests of his large clientage.
Judge Lilley is interested in the local affairs of the city, and holds office as a director of the Union National Bank of Lowell; as a trustee of the Central Savings Bank and a trustee of the Lowell Cemetery. He is also president of the Proprietors of the South Congregational Meeting-house in Lowell. In 1905 Mr. Lilley wrote a treatise upon "What is the Monroe doctrine?" and he has also written many miscellaneous sketches, but his business life has prevented his undertaking much literary work.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. In politics, while his affiliations have always been with the Democratic party, his attitude with respect to some of the important public questions of the day is that of the independent rather than the partisan. He married April 14, 1891, Clara, daughter of Hon. Arthur P. and Emma A. (Call) Bonney, and granddaughter of Isaac and Abigail (Stetson) Bonney, and Royal and Mary (Putney) Call. Mrs. Lilley was a descendant of William Bradford, the second governor of Plymouth colony. She died July 19, 1894. They had but one child, Clara Bonney Lilley, who is a student.
SOURCE: The Biographical History of Massachusetts.
Monument by Francis Edwin Elwell "An American Sculptor"
THE ancestors of Mr. Lilley were English people who came over to America in the early days of cotton manufacturing in this country. His grandfather, William Lilley, arrived here from England, September 8, 1818, and settled in Andover, Massachusetts, where he engaged in the manufacture of both cotton and woollen cloth, being a pioneer in the manufacture of cotton goods in this state. He was born February 7, 1786; married Betty Mayall, and died October 1, 1829.
This man's son, Charles Lilley, succeeded him in his manufacturing business, and was well known for his strict integrity hi business affairs, his great skill in mechanics, and his love of literature. He was born June 25, 1820, and married Cynthia Huntley, who was born December 1, 1822, and died December 10, 1907. She outlived her husband four years, he having died June 15, 1903. Mrs. Charles Lilley's father was Loved Huntley, and her mother Fannie White. Their ancestors were among the earliest settlers in New England.
Charles Sumner Lilley was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, December 13, 1851, son of Charles and Cynthia (Huntley) Lilley. He was not a robust child but was able to attend the public schools, and was prepared, under private tutors at Cambridge, for his entrance to college. His feeble health prevented him from taking the full college course. He received the degree of A.M. from Dartmouth college in 1896.
For a time the young man was in the business of carpet designing with the Lowell Manufacturing Company, where he obtained a practical knowledge of the industries of his native city, that was of value to him in later years. Then he took up the study of law in the office of Hon. Arthur P. Bonney, one of the leading lawyers of Middlesex County. He was admitted to the bar in 1877, and immediately began the practice of his profession in Lowell. He soon established himself in a good business, and entering the field of politics was elected chairman of the board of aldermen of Lowell. In 1880 he was elected a member of the State Senate, and was re- elected in the following year. During these two terms in the Senate, he served on the committees on the judiciary, probate and chancery, and was chairman of the committee on bills in the third reading. He was chairman of the joint special committee on the revision of the laws relating to marriage and divorce and was also made a member of the special committee on the revision of the statutes of the Commonwealth.
In 1882 and again in 1884 he was the Democratic nominee for congressional honors. The normal Republican majority in the district being about five thousand he had no expectation of an election in either year. In 1882 the result was in doubt for some time, the final count, however, showing a majority of five hundred and twenty-six for his competitor.
In 1884 he was a member of the executive council of Governor Robinson, a position of high honor.
He was again a member of the Senate in 1886, and was designated to serve upon the judiciary committee, rules (chairman), street railways, the joint special committee for re-districting the State, and the joint special committee on the revision of the judicial system of the Commonwealth. At the tune of his election to the Senate he was a special justice of the Lowell police court, which office he resigned.
In all these political offices Mr. Lilley had shown devotion to his ideas of duty to the public, and abilities of the first order. Another has said, " He has evinced, in positions of responsibility, an unswerving loyalty to pure and honorable political methods, has displayed a clear comprehension of the true functions of government; and, by his own brave and manly career, has illustrated anew the dignity and worth of conscientious and honorable citizenship."
Mr. Lilley was appointed a justice of the Superior Court in 1893, and served with signal ability until 1900. The death of his wife's father left a large estate to his care, and he resigned his high office and resumed the practice of his profession at Lowell. Being practically familiar with the great manufacturing interests concentrated in that vicinity, he is kept busy with his own affairs, and in protecting the interests of his large clientage.
Judge Lilley is interested in the local affairs of the city, and holds office as a director of the Union National Bank of Lowell; as a trustee of the Central Savings Bank and a trustee of the Lowell Cemetery. He is also president of the Proprietors of the South Congregational Meeting-house in Lowell. In 1905 Mr. Lilley wrote a treatise upon "What is the Monroe doctrine?" and he has also written many miscellaneous sketches, but his business life has prevented his undertaking much literary work.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. In politics, while his affiliations have always been with the Democratic party, his attitude with respect to some of the important public questions of the day is that of the independent rather than the partisan. He married April 14, 1891, Clara, daughter of Hon. Arthur P. and Emma A. (Call) Bonney, and granddaughter of Isaac and Abigail (Stetson) Bonney, and Royal and Mary (Putney) Call. Mrs. Lilley was a descendant of William Bradford, the second governor of Plymouth colony. She died July 19, 1894. They had but one child, Clara Bonney Lilley, who is a student.
SOURCE: The Biographical History of Massachusetts.
Monument by Francis Edwin Elwell "An American Sculptor"
CHARLES SUMNER LILLEY
THE ancestors of Mr. Lilley were English people who came over to America in the early days of cotton manufacturing in this country. His grandfather, William Lilley, arrived here from England, September 8, 1818, and settled in Andover, Massachusetts, where he engaged in the manufacture of both cotton and woollen cloth, being a pioneer in the manufacture of cotton goods in this state. He was born February 7, 1786; married Betty Mayall, and died October 1, 1829.
This man's son, Charles Lilley, succeeded him in his manufacturing business, and was well known for his strict integrity hi business affairs, his great skill in mechanics, and his love of literature. He was born June 25, 1820, and married Cynthia Huntley, who was born December 1, 1822, and died December 10, 1907. She outlived her husband four years, he having died June 15, 1903. Mrs. Charles Lilley's father was Loved Huntley, and her mother Fannie White. Their ancestors were among the earliest settlers in New England.
Charles Sumner Lilley was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, December 13, 1851, son of Charles and Cynthia (Huntley) Lilley. He was not a robust child but was able to attend the public schools, and was prepared, under private tutors at Cambridge, for his entrance to college. His feeble health prevented him from taking the full college course. He received the degree of A.M. from Dartmouth college in 1896.
For a time the young man was in the business of carpet designing with the Lowell Manufacturing Company, where he obtained a practical knowledge of the industries of his native city, that was of value to him in later years. Then he took up the study of law in the office of Hon. Arthur P. Bonney, one of the leading lawyers of Middlesex County. He was admitted to the bar in 1877, and immediately began the practice of his profession in Lowell. He soon established himself in a good business, and entering the field of politics was elected chairman of the board of aldermen of Lowell. In 1880 he was elected a member of the State Senate, and was re- elected in the following year. During these two terms in the Senate, he served on the committees on the judiciary, probate and chancery, and was chairman of the committee on bills in the third reading. He was chairman of the joint special committee on the revision of the laws relating to marriage and divorce and was also made a member of the special committee on the revision of the statutes of the Commonwealth.
In 1882 and again in 1884 he was the Democratic nominee for congressional honors. The normal Republican majority in the district being about five thousand he had no expectation of an election in either year. In 1882 the result was in doubt for some time, the final count, however, showing a majority of five hundred and twenty-six for his competitor.
In 1884 he was a member of the executive council of Governor Robinson, a position of high honor.
He was again a member of the Senate in 1886, and was designated to serve upon the judiciary committee, rules (chairman), street railways, the joint special committee for re-districting the State, and the joint special committee on the revision of the judicial system of the Commonwealth. At the tune of his election to the Senate he was a special justice of the Lowell police court, which office he resigned.
In all these political offices Mr. Lilley had shown devotion to his ideas of duty to the public, and abilities of the first order. Another has said, " He has evinced, in positions of responsibility, an unswerving loyalty to pure and honorable political methods, has displayed a clear comprehension of the true functions of government; and, by his own brave and manly career, has illustrated anew the dignity and worth of conscientious and honorable citizenship."
Mr. Lilley was appointed a justice of the Superior Court in 1893, and served with signal ability until 1900. The death of his wife's father left a large estate to his care, and he resigned his high office and resumed the practice of his profession at Lowell. Being practically familiar with the great manufacturing interests concentrated in that vicinity, he is kept busy with his own affairs, and in protecting the interests of his large clientage.
Judge Lilley is interested in the local affairs of the city, and holds office as a director of the Union National Bank of Lowell; as a trustee of the Central Savings Bank and a trustee of the Lowell Cemetery. He is also president of the Proprietors of the South Congregational Meeting-house in Lowell. In 1905 Mr. Lilley wrote a treatise upon "What is the Monroe doctrine?" and he has also written many miscellaneous sketches, but his business life has prevented his undertaking much literary work.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. In politics, while his affiliations have always been with the Democratic party, his attitude with respect to some of the important public questions of the day is that of the independent rather than the partisan. He married April 14, 1891, Clara, daughter of Hon. Arthur P. and Emma A. (Call) Bonney, and granddaughter of Isaac and Abigail (Stetson) Bonney, and Royal and Mary (Putney) Call. Mrs. Lilley was a descendant of William Bradford, the second governor of Plymouth colony. She died July 19, 1894. They had but one child, Clara Bonney Lilley, who is a student.
SOURCE: The Biographical History of Massachusetts.
Monument by Francis Edwin Elwell "An American Sculptor"
THE ancestors of Mr. Lilley were English people who came over to America in the early days of cotton manufacturing in this country. His grandfather, William Lilley, arrived here from England, September 8, 1818, and settled in Andover, Massachusetts, where he engaged in the manufacture of both cotton and woollen cloth, being a pioneer in the manufacture of cotton goods in this state. He was born February 7, 1786; married Betty Mayall, and died October 1, 1829.
This man's son, Charles Lilley, succeeded him in his manufacturing business, and was well known for his strict integrity hi business affairs, his great skill in mechanics, and his love of literature. He was born June 25, 1820, and married Cynthia Huntley, who was born December 1, 1822, and died December 10, 1907. She outlived her husband four years, he having died June 15, 1903. Mrs. Charles Lilley's father was Loved Huntley, and her mother Fannie White. Their ancestors were among the earliest settlers in New England.
Charles Sumner Lilley was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, December 13, 1851, son of Charles and Cynthia (Huntley) Lilley. He was not a robust child but was able to attend the public schools, and was prepared, under private tutors at Cambridge, for his entrance to college. His feeble health prevented him from taking the full college course. He received the degree of A.M. from Dartmouth college in 1896.
For a time the young man was in the business of carpet designing with the Lowell Manufacturing Company, where he obtained a practical knowledge of the industries of his native city, that was of value to him in later years. Then he took up the study of law in the office of Hon. Arthur P. Bonney, one of the leading lawyers of Middlesex County. He was admitted to the bar in 1877, and immediately began the practice of his profession in Lowell. He soon established himself in a good business, and entering the field of politics was elected chairman of the board of aldermen of Lowell. In 1880 he was elected a member of the State Senate, and was re- elected in the following year. During these two terms in the Senate, he served on the committees on the judiciary, probate and chancery, and was chairman of the committee on bills in the third reading. He was chairman of the joint special committee on the revision of the laws relating to marriage and divorce and was also made a member of the special committee on the revision of the statutes of the Commonwealth.
In 1882 and again in 1884 he was the Democratic nominee for congressional honors. The normal Republican majority in the district being about five thousand he had no expectation of an election in either year. In 1882 the result was in doubt for some time, the final count, however, showing a majority of five hundred and twenty-six for his competitor.
In 1884 he was a member of the executive council of Governor Robinson, a position of high honor.
He was again a member of the Senate in 1886, and was designated to serve upon the judiciary committee, rules (chairman), street railways, the joint special committee for re-districting the State, and the joint special committee on the revision of the judicial system of the Commonwealth. At the tune of his election to the Senate he was a special justice of the Lowell police court, which office he resigned.
In all these political offices Mr. Lilley had shown devotion to his ideas of duty to the public, and abilities of the first order. Another has said, " He has evinced, in positions of responsibility, an unswerving loyalty to pure and honorable political methods, has displayed a clear comprehension of the true functions of government; and, by his own brave and manly career, has illustrated anew the dignity and worth of conscientious and honorable citizenship."
Mr. Lilley was appointed a justice of the Superior Court in 1893, and served with signal ability until 1900. The death of his wife's father left a large estate to his care, and he resigned his high office and resumed the practice of his profession at Lowell. Being practically familiar with the great manufacturing interests concentrated in that vicinity, he is kept busy with his own affairs, and in protecting the interests of his large clientage.
Judge Lilley is interested in the local affairs of the city, and holds office as a director of the Union National Bank of Lowell; as a trustee of the Central Savings Bank and a trustee of the Lowell Cemetery. He is also president of the Proprietors of the South Congregational Meeting-house in Lowell. In 1905 Mr. Lilley wrote a treatise upon "What is the Monroe doctrine?" and he has also written many miscellaneous sketches, but his business life has prevented his undertaking much literary work.
He is a member of the Masonic fraternity. In politics, while his affiliations have always been with the Democratic party, his attitude with respect to some of the important public questions of the day is that of the independent rather than the partisan. He married April 14, 1891, Clara, daughter of Hon. Arthur P. and Emma A. (Call) Bonney, and granddaughter of Isaac and Abigail (Stetson) Bonney, and Royal and Mary (Putney) Call. Mrs. Lilley was a descendant of William Bradford, the second governor of Plymouth colony. She died July 19, 1894. They had but one child, Clara Bonney Lilley, who is a student.
SOURCE: The Biographical History of Massachusetts.
Monument by Francis Edwin Elwell "An American Sculptor"
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