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After remaining at home a few months,
he went to Weymouth, Massachusetts, and secured a
situation as bookkeeper. His health very gradually improved; but becoming more and more
interested in business, he finally, but very reluctantly, abandoned the idea of returning to
college. He remained in Weymouth, clerking and in business in a small way for himself, until
the Winter of 1863. In April, 1864, he became a salesman in a wholesale clothing house in
Boston, Massachusetts, in which capacity he continued until December, 1865, at which date
he entered into copartnership with Messrs. Miner and Beal, under the style of Miner, Beal
& Co., which was changed a little later to Miner, Beal & Hackett. This house was one of
the most successful in its line in Boston, having from comparatively small beginnings placed
itself at the head of the list, and continued to lead, possibly with the exception of sharing
the honor with another house occasionally. Their losses at the great Boston fire in
November, 1872, were very heavy, their stock, which was consumed, amounting to about
$350,000. They saved only their books; but their credit was unimpaired, and they
immediately resumed business, and the subsequent years were particularly prosperous. He
severed his connection with the house in December, 1882, having been a member of the
firm for seventeen years. He now retires from active business for the present. His career as
a business man has been eminently successful. In February, 1883, he took a trip to Florida,
returning to Boston in May.
On June 16, 1883, he sailed with his family for Europe, where he expects to remain
indefinitely, seeking rest, of which he very much feels the need.
His religious preferences are Congregational. In politics, he is a Republican.
He was married July 23, 1866, to Miss Helen L. Humphrey, of East Weymouth,
Massachusetts. They have two children: Helen Grace, born October 19, 1869, and Harold
Humphrey, born July 13, 1878.
Source: "Memorialia
of the Class of '64 in Dartmouth College" complied by
John C. Webster, Shepard & Johnston, Printers, 1884,
Chicago
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