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Benjamin Franklin Martin was born July 21, 1813, at
Peacham, Vt. He is the son of Truman and Mary (Noyes)
Martin and one of a family of five sons and four daughters, of whom but two besides himself survive, Truman
and Hannah N., who live on the homestead at Peacham.
He assisted his father in farming, acquiring meanwhile an
education in the common schools and at Peacham Academy, till he was eighteen years of age, when he went to
Meredith Bridge (now Laconia) to learn the trade of a
paper-maker in his brothers mill. He spent one year
there and then went to Millbury, Mass., and worked a year
as a journeyman in a paper-mill. At the end of that time
he went into business with his brother-in-law, the late
Thomas Rice, at Newton Lower Falls, Mass., where he manufactured paper till 1844, when the partnership was dissolved and he bought a mill at Middleton, Mass., and remained there nine years.
In 1853 he had perfected arrangements to remove to
Lawrence, Mass., but in consequence of some inducements
which were offered him, he came to Manchester instead
and built the Amoskeag paper-mill upon the upper canal
just above what are now the Langdon mills. He sold it in
1865 to Hudson Keeney but bought it again four years
later and continued in business as a manufacturer of paper till 1874, when he retired, selling his mill to John
Hoyt & Company.
Mr. Martin was elected by the Republicans of ward three
a member of the common council in 1857 and 1858, alderman in 1860, and representative to the state legislature in
1863 and 1864. He acquired the rank of colonel by service upon Gov. Gilmore's staff in 1863 and 1864, and was a delegate to the national Republican convention at Chicago which nominated Abraham Lincoln for President in 1860. In 1859 he was an assistant engineer of the fire department. He was elected a director of the Merrimack River Bank upon its organization in 1845, became its president in 1859, and dissolved his connection with it the next year. Upon the organization of the Merrimack River Five Cents Savings Institution in 1858, he became one of its trustees and was elected a vice-president in 1860, resigning soon after. In 1860 he was chosen to succeed David Gillis as a director in the Manchester Bank, and, upon the formation of the Manchester National Bank, was elected a director.
In 1865 he was chosen a trustee of the Manchester Savings
Bank and now holds both of these positions. He has been
a director of the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad for
the last ten years and a director of the Concord and Portsmouth Railroad since its name was changed from that of
the Portsmouth and Concord Railroad.
Col. Martin married, January 3, 1836, Mary Ann Rice,
a sister of the Hon. Alexander H. and Willard Rice, of
Boston, by whom he has had three daughters, of whom
Fanny R., the wife of the Hon. George B. Chandler of
Manchester, is living. George Byron's home on Walnut was recently a news story as the Archdioces of Manchester was going to demolish the home after years of trying to sell the property. The Currier Galley purchased the property and is in process of restoring it.
Col. Martin is a man with a strong mind, clear and quick
to see, practical, well balanced, and his strong constitution and active temperament have enabled him to do a large business during his life and to do it with great success. He is a very generous man, gives liberally to all benevolent enterprises and is one of the chief supporters of Grace church.
He makes a good citizen and has been repeatedly spoken
of for state senator and mayor. A man of a courteous,
gentlemanly, dignified bearing, of a strong social nature,
he has many warm personal friends.
Benjamin Franklin Martin was born July 21, 1813, at
Peacham, Vt. He is the son of Truman and Mary (Noyes)
Martin and one of a family of five sons and four daughters, of whom but two besides himself survive, Truman
and Hannah N., who live on the homestead at Peacham.
He assisted his father in farming, acquiring meanwhile an
education in the common schools and at Peacham Academy, till he was eighteen years of age, when he went to
Meredith Bridge (now Laconia) to learn the trade of a
paper-maker in his brothers mill. He spent one year
there and then went to Millbury, Mass., and worked a year
as a journeyman in a paper-mill. At the end of that time
he went into business with his brother-in-law, the late
Thomas Rice, at Newton Lower Falls, Mass., where he manufactured paper till 1844, when the partnership was dissolved and he bought a mill at Middleton, Mass., and remained there nine years.
In 1853 he had perfected arrangements to remove to
Lawrence, Mass., but in consequence of some inducements
which were offered him, he came to Manchester instead
and built the Amoskeag paper-mill upon the upper canal
just above what are now the Langdon mills. He sold it in
1865 to Hudson Keeney but bought it again four years
later and continued in business as a manufacturer of paper till 1874, when he retired, selling his mill to John
Hoyt & Company.
Mr. Martin was elected by the Republicans of ward three
a member of the common council in 1857 and 1858, alderman in 1860, and representative to the state legislature in
1863 and 1864. He acquired the rank of colonel by service upon Gov. Gilmore's staff in 1863 and 1864, and was a delegate to the national Republican convention at Chicago which nominated Abraham Lincoln for President in 1860. In 1859 he was an assistant engineer of the fire department. He was elected a director of the Merrimack River Bank upon its organization in 1845, became its president in 1859, and dissolved his connection with it the next year. Upon the organization of the Merrimack River Five Cents Savings Institution in 1858, he became one of its trustees and was elected a vice-president in 1860, resigning soon after. In 1860 he was chosen to succeed David Gillis as a director in the Manchester Bank, and, upon the formation of the Manchester National Bank, was elected a director.
In 1865 he was chosen a trustee of the Manchester Savings
Bank and now holds both of these positions. He has been
a director of the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad for
the last ten years and a director of the Concord and Portsmouth Railroad since its name was changed from that of
the Portsmouth and Concord Railroad.
Col. Martin married, January 3, 1836, Mary Ann Rice,
a sister of the Hon. Alexander H. and Willard Rice, of
Boston, by whom he has had three daughters, of whom
Fanny R., the wife of the Hon. George B. Chandler of
Manchester, is living. George Byron's home on Walnut was recently a news story as the Archdioces of Manchester was going to demolish the home after years of trying to sell the property. The Currier Galley purchased the property and is in process of restoring it.
Col. Martin is a man with a strong mind, clear and quick
to see, practical, well balanced, and his strong constitution and active temperament have enabled him to do a large business during his life and to do it with great success. He is a very generous man, gives liberally to all benevolent enterprises and is one of the chief supporters of Grace church.
He makes a good citizen and has been repeatedly spoken
of for state senator and mayor. A man of a courteous,
gentlemanly, dignified bearing, of a strong social nature,
he has many warm personal friends.
COL. B. F. MARTIN. Page 417 - Manchester, a brief record of its past and a picture of its present, including accounts of its settlement and of its growth as a town and city, Author Maurice Clark, pubisher John B Clarke, Manchester, NH ... NOT IN COPY RIGHT
Benjamin Franklin Martin was born July 21, 1813, at
Peacham, Vt. He is the son of Truman and Mary (Noyes)
Martin and one of a family of five sons and four daughters, of whom but two besides himself survive, Truman
and Hannah N., who live on the homestead at Peacham.
He assisted his father in farming, acquiring meanwhile an
education in the common schools and at Peacham Academy, till he was eighteen years of age, when he went to
Meredith Bridge (now Laconia) to learn the trade of a
paper-maker in his brothers mill. He spent one year
there and then went to Millbury, Mass., and worked a year
as a journeyman in a paper-mill. At the end of that time
he went into business with his brother-in-law, the late
Thomas Rice, at Newton Lower Falls, Mass., where he manufactured paper till 1844, when the partnership was dissolved and he bought a mill at Middleton, Mass., and remained there nine years.
In 1853 he had perfected arrangements to remove to
Lawrence, Mass., but in consequence of some inducements
which were offered him, he came to Manchester instead
and built the Amoskeag paper-mill upon the upper canal
just above what are now the Langdon mills. He sold it in
1865 to Hudson Keeney but bought it again four years
later and continued in business as a manufacturer of paper till 1874, when he retired, selling his mill to John
Hoyt & Company.
Mr. Martin was elected by the Republicans of ward three
a member of the common council in 1857 and 1858, alderman in 1860, and representative to the state legislature in
1863 and 1864. He acquired the rank of colonel by service upon Gov. Gilmore's staff in 1863 and 1864, and was a delegate to the national Republican convention at Chicago which nominated Abraham Lincoln for President in 1860. In 1859 he was an assistant engineer of the fire department. He was elected a director of the Merrimack River Bank upon its organization in 1845, became its president in 1859, and dissolved his connection with it the next year. Upon the organization of the Merrimack River Five Cents Savings Institution in 1858, he became one of its trustees and was elected a vice-president in 1860, resigning soon after. In 1860 he was chosen to succeed David Gillis as a director in the Manchester Bank, and, upon the formation of the Manchester National Bank, was elected a director.
In 1865 he was chosen a trustee of the Manchester Savings
Bank and now holds both of these positions. He has been
a director of the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad for
the last ten years and a director of the Concord and Portsmouth Railroad since its name was changed from that of
the Portsmouth and Concord Railroad.
Col. Martin married, January 3, 1836, Mary Ann Rice,
a sister of the Hon. Alexander H. and Willard Rice, of
Boston, by whom he has had three daughters, of whom
Fanny R., the wife of the Hon. George B. Chandler of
Manchester, is living. George Byron's home on Walnut was recently a news story as the Archdioces of Manchester was going to demolish the home after years of trying to sell the property. The Currier Galley purchased the property and is in process of restoring it.
Col. Martin is a man with a strong mind, clear and quick
to see, practical, well balanced, and his strong constitution and active temperament have enabled him to do a large business during his life and to do it with great success. He is a very generous man, gives liberally to all benevolent enterprises and is one of the chief supporters of Grace church.
He makes a good citizen and has been repeatedly spoken
of for state senator and mayor. A man of a courteous,
gentlemanly, dignified bearing, of a strong social nature,
he has many warm personal friends.
Benjamin Franklin Martin was born July 21, 1813, at
Peacham, Vt. He is the son of Truman and Mary (Noyes)
Martin and one of a family of five sons and four daughters, of whom but two besides himself survive, Truman
and Hannah N., who live on the homestead at Peacham.
He assisted his father in farming, acquiring meanwhile an
education in the common schools and at Peacham Academy, till he was eighteen years of age, when he went to
Meredith Bridge (now Laconia) to learn the trade of a
paper-maker in his brothers mill. He spent one year
there and then went to Millbury, Mass., and worked a year
as a journeyman in a paper-mill. At the end of that time
he went into business with his brother-in-law, the late
Thomas Rice, at Newton Lower Falls, Mass., where he manufactured paper till 1844, when the partnership was dissolved and he bought a mill at Middleton, Mass., and remained there nine years.
In 1853 he had perfected arrangements to remove to
Lawrence, Mass., but in consequence of some inducements
which were offered him, he came to Manchester instead
and built the Amoskeag paper-mill upon the upper canal
just above what are now the Langdon mills. He sold it in
1865 to Hudson Keeney but bought it again four years
later and continued in business as a manufacturer of paper till 1874, when he retired, selling his mill to John
Hoyt & Company.
Mr. Martin was elected by the Republicans of ward three
a member of the common council in 1857 and 1858, alderman in 1860, and representative to the state legislature in
1863 and 1864. He acquired the rank of colonel by service upon Gov. Gilmore's staff in 1863 and 1864, and was a delegate to the national Republican convention at Chicago which nominated Abraham Lincoln for President in 1860. In 1859 he was an assistant engineer of the fire department. He was elected a director of the Merrimack River Bank upon its organization in 1845, became its president in 1859, and dissolved his connection with it the next year. Upon the organization of the Merrimack River Five Cents Savings Institution in 1858, he became one of its trustees and was elected a vice-president in 1860, resigning soon after. In 1860 he was chosen to succeed David Gillis as a director in the Manchester Bank, and, upon the formation of the Manchester National Bank, was elected a director.
In 1865 he was chosen a trustee of the Manchester Savings
Bank and now holds both of these positions. He has been
a director of the Manchester and Lawrence Railroad for
the last ten years and a director of the Concord and Portsmouth Railroad since its name was changed from that of
the Portsmouth and Concord Railroad.
Col. Martin married, January 3, 1836, Mary Ann Rice,
a sister of the Hon. Alexander H. and Willard Rice, of
Boston, by whom he has had three daughters, of whom
Fanny R., the wife of the Hon. George B. Chandler of
Manchester, is living. George Byron's home on Walnut was recently a news story as the Archdioces of Manchester was going to demolish the home after years of trying to sell the property. The Currier Galley purchased the property and is in process of restoring it.
Col. Martin is a man with a strong mind, clear and quick
to see, practical, well balanced, and his strong constitution and active temperament have enabled him to do a large business during his life and to do it with great success. He is a very generous man, gives liberally to all benevolent enterprises and is one of the chief supporters of Grace church.
He makes a good citizen and has been repeatedly spoken
of for state senator and mayor. A man of a courteous,
gentlemanly, dignified bearing, of a strong social nature,
he has many warm personal friends.
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