The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-08
uon. charles MoLauehIin.

The community was shocked yesterday at
ternoon by the news of the death of Hon
Charles Mclaughlin. 1t was but few days
since that he fell and broke one of his legs,
and was therefore confined to his home on
Spring street. His leg was set and he
seemed to be very comfortable. In fact one
of his partners, Major Walker, called on him
yesterday noon about 1890 O'clock and Mr..
Mclaughlin told him he was quite comforta-
BILE, and to say so to any inquiring friends.
About p m. his daughter, Mrs. Post, took
him some dinner. of which he partook spar
ingly. He then asked for cigar and his
daughter left the room to get one. When
she returned, which was in few mo-
ments, she found her father unconscious.
Drs. Gordon, Dana and Gerrish were i'm
mediately summoned and came promptly but
could do nothing. The dying man fingered
a short time, but did not regain conscious
ness. The physicians express the opinion
that death was the result of heart disease.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was descended from Will
liam and Robert Mclaughlin, brothers, who
emigrated from Ulster county, ireland, and
settled in Scarborough William was born in
1706; his wife, Sarah Jameson, was
born in Plymouth. Mass, in 1715,
and died in Scarborough, Jan. 21,
1918. Robert was never married. Will
liam and Robert cleared the farm on Beech
Ridge, in Scarborough, owned and oc-
cupied by his great-grandson, Robert Nc
Laughlin. The family, like other settlers of
Scarborough, had their share of trouble from
the Indians, who, both in their own interest
and in that of the French, made many incur
sions into the town. In those days the
alarms of danger were frequent enough; the
McLaughlins were obliged many a time to
leave their home and seek security with the
garrison on Scottow's Hill and it was not
until the peace Of 1883 that they were finally
safe from the depredations of the savages.
William Mclaughlin was town warden
In 1777. He died in 1882. His son Robert,
born in Scarborough, July IS. 1852, died May
8, 1923; his wife, Martha johnson, was born
Feb. 6, 1761, and died at Monmouth, Me-,
June 9, 1851. They had three sons and six
daughters. Betsey, the eldest, who married
Edward Sargent of Bangor; Sally and
Nancy who were never married; Catharine
who married Henry Vanschaick Cumston,
OF Scarborough, afterwards of Monmouth;
william; James; Dionysia who married
Virgins Hill, of Bangor; Ruth who mar
ried Joseph Hasty, of Standish; Charles who
was never married; James who went to Ban
gor, and operated in real estate, became quite
wealthy, and died there Oct. IA, 1872, at the
age OF eighty-two; his wife was Almira Til
ton, OF Scarborough. Charles, the youngest
OF the family, settled in Louisiana and be-
came LARGE nlQnfar. ba
In MS thirty-e ighth year. William took to
farming like his ancestors, and was known
as man of good judgment, of strict integri-
ty and correct habits. He married Agnes
Hasty (whose mother, Rachel Deane, was
niece of Parson Deane), by whom he had
three sons, James. Robert and Charles; he
died at Scarboro, April IL, 1887.
OF these sons, Robert staid on the old
homestead, which has thus been in his fami-
iy for four successive generations. James re-
moved to Montclair n. j. Charles
was born in Scarborough, July 10,
1927; he spent his boyhood on the
old homestead; at seventeen he left
Scarborough to make his own way in the
world. For some years he served as clerk in
store In 1851 he married Annie l., daugh-
ter OF Charles Davis, of Portland Mr..
Davis had been at one time publisher of the
Savannah Republican, and was for many
years well known as a business man of Port
land In 1851 Mr.. Mclaughlin formed a part
nership with W. l.. Alden, under the firm of
Mclaughlin q Alden, flour jobbers. After
the dissolution of this firm he entered into
business with Mr.. Davis, his father-in-law,
in 1S5G nn6ar ha
Laughliu & Co. This firm afterwards en-
oraced such well known citizens as George
L. Davis, Charles Walker, DanielW. Ames
and Albert Drummond.
Mr.. Mclaughlin always took much
interest in local improvements in Portland.
and.although not holding office enjoyed no
little prominence in the affairs of the city.
lie was elected to the Legislature of 1873,
and as member of that body contributed an
important part to some of its most useful
legislation. Confident of the repeal of the
national bankrupt law, Mr.. Mclaughlin
originated and advocated successfully the
present State insslvent law. During the
session of the Legislature of 1879 an attack
was made upon this law, and for time
there was danger of its being repealed But
MIR. Mclaughlin, although not member,
with other friends of the law, rallied to its
defense, and by good management secured
Its retention, with slight notifications, upon
the statute book.
MI. Mclaughlin, after his two terms in
the lower house, served one term in the Sen
ate. He was directorin the Casco Bank
and president of the Society for the Proven
ton Of Cruelty to Animals. He was an ac-
tive member of the Grocers Association and
the Board of Trade.
He never sought public preferment
devoting himself closely to business, and his
integrity, care, and forethought secured
him position among the foremost mer-
chants of Portland.
He leaves two children, Agnes Hasty Nc
Laughlin and Charles Mclaughlin, Jr.