Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-28
mERIDEN,s GREATLoss.

A sketch of the Life of Horace C.
Wilcox - His Indomftable Enter
prise and Business Talent - The
Architect of His own Fortune.
MER1DEN, Aug. 27.-Horace G. Wilcox
of this city died at his summer residence
at Cottage City at 6:45 this morning, aged
sixty-six, of paralysis. He was the found
er and president of the Meriden Britannia
works, the founder and president of the
Wilcox and White Organ company, q
director of the Meriden, Waterbury and
Connecticut River railroad, besides hold
ing other positions of trust. He leaves
widow, two sons and three daughters.
Mr. Wilcox had stroke of paralysis six
wears ago and had been suffering from
nervous prostration. He had a second
| stroke and burst blood vessel in his head
last Sunday and his condition has been
semi-conscious since.
His loss is deeply felt and deplored in
Meriden, where he had been for many
wears one of it's foremost and most inf1u-
entail and esteemed business men. The
news of his death was not wholly unex-
pected as his health had been failing for
| months Mr.. Wilcox was director in
| the following companies: Meriden Silver
Plate company, Wilcox Silver Plate COM
pany, Manning & Bowman company, Meri-
den Saddlery and Leather company, Eolion
Organ and Music company, Meriden horse
railroad company, Rogers & Brother,
Waterbury; R. Wallace & Sons, Walling-
ford; The Meriden Fire Insurance
company, Home National bank, The
Republican Publishing company, and
he had been a trustee of the City
Savings bank since its organization; he was
also director in the Walnut Grove Gene
terry association Politically he was q
staunch republican. He was an alderman
when Meriden's city government was first
organized and the fifth mayor Of the city
holding that office in 1875 and 1876 In
1877 he was elected state senator from the
Meriden district; he has frequently beer
solicited to accept other offices, but in
creasing business cares and failing health
prevented him from complying
He was one of the leading members and
| supporters of the First Congregations
church His native place was Westfeld, il
Middletown, opposite the Highland house
He was born in 1924. His parents ha6
twelve children, one of the survivors O.
| whom is Jedediah Wilcox of New Haven
= Young Horace was educated in the West
, field common schools, and worked on
[ farm for several years, and then, stimu
= lated by the success of his brother, DENIM
IT,, who was engaged in peddling tinware
Horace started out for himself in the sam
way Meeting with marked success, h
bought a tract of land where the buildin
in Meriden of Palace block now stands
,, novelty goods, and a home in which h
lived Some time later Mr. Wilcox bough
i the site where Palace block stands. Thi
q structure, as well as the brick buildin
! adjoining, were erected by Mr.. Wilcox, an
for years Palace block was regarded as tn
finest building in town. Later, wit
l Isaac G. Lewis, he organized what is no.
n the great Brittania company, the principe
s stockholders after 1. G. Lewis being H.
: Wilcox, w. w. Lyman, L. J. Curtiss, Der
Y mis- G. Wilcox and James Frary.
= Mr.. Wilcox was married August 1:
: 194e, to Charlotte, daughter of JADE
: Smith of Westfeld. By his first wife h
i had five children The oldest daughter
s the wife of w. P. Morgan, who has chare
s of the Meriden Britannia company's bus
g ness at San Francisco. George Fl. Wilco1
9 the oldest son, is secretary of the Meride
Britannia company. <
cox married Ellen, daughter of Edmun
IS Parker. By her he had three children
e Dwight P, Florence and Horace c., tt
e latter having died.
u Dennis G. Wilcox built the residence 81
Colony street, and soon after he moved
New York, about 1862 Horace Wilce
!. purchased the place and went to live thel
with his family. But he always had
strong attachment for the old Homestead
E. and he passed good part of his tin
r, there, while residing temporarily at tt
Highland house. Mrs. Wilcox, Mi
o Florence, and the two sons, George H. al
Dwight P are also at Cottage City.
a. A dispatch from George H. Wilcox tn
afternoon states that the funeral will
IT held at p. m, Saturday.
r Mamie Buchanan Missing.
Mamie Buchanan, little girl of sew,
h. years, is missing from her home, 10 Sylv,
avenue. She has long hair and wore
hot 10