The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-19
OBITUARY.
Edward r. Banks.


Edward P. Banks, resident OF
Portland for over half a century, died
Saturday afternoon at the United States
Marine Hospital, the residence OF his
son, whom he was visiting. Mr.. Banks
was born in Pejepscot, later called Dan
vile and now part of the present CITY
of Auburn, Me-, November %, 1911, the
fourth son of the late DR.. Elias and Luz
crctia Prince) Banks. After receiving
the village school education obtalnable
at that time he came to Portland in JAN
uary 1926 at the early age OF 10 years and
was apprenticed to the late Henry Pear
son to learn the watchmaker's and ma
thematical instrument trade. He uti-
lized his evenings in the city by attend
ing night school to supplement the
meagre education which he could ac-
quire in his native town. Such was his
progress in the apprenticeship that in
September 1882 Mr.. Pearson gave him
the remainder of his time for faithful at
tention to duty. He selected Exeter, N.
H., as the place to engage in his business,
but not finding that it afforded a large
enough field he returned to Portland and
entered into partnership in 1887 with
VIM. III. III. Hatch of this city. For
twenty years the firm of Banks & Hatch
at Y Exchange street was well known to
the public and the jewellery trade until
its dissolution in 1857 when Mr.. Banks
succeeded to the old stand and continued
a prosperous business to the period of
the great fire. This event causing him,
in common with Others, a large financial
loss also deprived him Of the old loca-
ton through change in ownership but
he established himself later on the same
street in the Fox Block. He continued
there until 1870 when he closed out his
business and entered the customs service.
In this work he remained seven years
and after leaving it never resumed active
business. In 1882 he removed to Somer-
vile, Mass, where he has since resided
il retirement. MI. Banks served the
city as councilman from ward in 1856
but never became actively identified with
politics, though from early life he was a
strong anti-slavery man, a Jealous Wing
and later an undertaking Republican.
He was closely identified with the Odd
Fellow movement from its beginning in
this city and State. He Joined Maine
Lodge, No. /, on August IS, 1s43, and
shortly after with the late Mayor Ben
jamin Kingsley Jr., and Thomas 0.
Goold withdrew to form Ancient Broth
ers Lodge, No. 4, of which he was
chosen it's first presiding officer. His
prominence in the order was soon estab-
lished and in 1854 be became grand mas
ter of the order in the State and later it's
representative to the Grand Lodge of the
United States. He has ever since re-
tanned deep interest in the organiza-
ton. In 1888 he joined the Maine Charit-
able Mechanic Association, became its
treasurer in 1850 and in 1869 and 1870
served as president. Mr.. Banks was a
member of the Episcopal church, an
early worshipper at old st. Paups on
Pearl street Qater called St. Stephen's)
| and after the fire he identified himself
| with the new St. Paul's, where he served
as it's junior warden for several years and
was one of its most active members.
He married in 1854 daughter of the
late Rev. Charles Soule, A. NJ, who with
three children, DR.. Charles E., Frederic
S. and Ellen M. survives him. Two
brothers of the deceased, William and
David S. are old Boston merchants. In
all the relations of life Mr.. Banks was an
exemplary citizen, modest in manner and
temperate in habit and speech, never
seeking, but rather avoiding the roads to
public notoriety. Our older citizens who
were his associates in business circles or
intimately acquainted through social
ties will read the news Of his death with
regret.
The funeral services will be held in St.
Pauls church this afternoon at $50
o'clock.
John H. Hannaford.
Mr.. John H. Hannaford, junior mem
u
Der of the firm of Ira F. Clark & Co.,
died Saturday morning after an illness of
about month. He was first attacked
with bilious fever, which developed
afterwards into typhoid, leaving him
without the strength to rally. Mr.. Han
| naford was born in the city abouttw twenty
five years ago, and received grammar
school education. When quite young he
entered the employ of Harrington Broth
ers, clothing dealers, continuing there for
some time. He afterwards became con-
nected with the firm of Ira F. Clark &
Co., as an employe, taking charge of the
boys department. Upon the death of
Mr.. Clark, Mr.. Hannaford and Mr..
| Charles H. Redlon took the business, and
have since carried it on successfully.
| Mr.. Hannaford was deeply interested in
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