Thomas Shannon Ridway was born on August 30, 1826 in White County, Illinois. His parents were John Ridgway Jr. and Mary Fraser Grant. He was a banker and treasurer of Illinois. Thomas married Jane Docker (Daughter of William Alderson Docker and Harriet Olney) on September 20, 1849 in Gallatin County, Illinois. They had five children named Harriette (Mrs. Benjamin Morton Hair), William, Helen, Ida, and Grant. Thomas died on November 18, 1897 in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois.
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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.
Thomas Shannon Ridway was born on August 30, 1826 in White County, Illinois. His parents were John Ridgway Jr. and Mary Fraser Grant. He was a banker and treasurer of Illinois. Thomas married Jane Docker (Daughter of William Alderson Docker and Harriet Olney) on September 20, 1849 in Gallatin County, Illinois. They had five children named Harriette (Mrs. Benjamin Morton Hair), William, Helen, Ida, and Grant. Thomas died on November 18, 1897 in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois.
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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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