Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-01-30
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Death OF an Old and Esteemed
Townsman-A. L. Kidston's Death
Yesterday Anernoon-A sketch of
AIS Career.
In the death of Andrew L Kidston,
which occurred yeste. day afternoon at
3:15, New Haven has to record the loss of
another estimaSle old Citizen. He passed
bis eighty, sixth birthday November II, |
1898. His father, Scotchmsn, lived on |
State street below Crown, aud built the
home on Orange street when the son was
but ten years old, which place had been
the residence of the deceased down to the
time of his death. He was early identified
with the commerce of the town. His
father for many years before him was q
Long wharf merchant. The con followed
in the same business for long period and
afterwards moved to State street.
In all his dealings he was the personiaca-
ton of honor and integrity, his word never
passed at discount, and he required the
same of others In their dealings with him.
His decisions when required were not has
| tily made. He was considerable in forming
| Judgment, but when an opinion had once
been formed, that Scottish characteristic
of his nature never wavered. Always
courteous to his opponents, his pre- JUDGES,
his likes or dislikes, were very apparent.
| While Mr.. Kidston was we'll known In this
community, his own circle of intimate
friends. was circumscribed. He was al
ways glad to meet them with cheer and
hospitality. By his frugality and good
business judgment he had acquired q COM
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unostentatious and methodical way. He was
liberal, bat selected his own charities from
which his hand was never withheld. Very
few ever knew of his private charities to
the needy; he never cared to have his gen.
erosity made public or Landed.
I MI. Kidston was an ardent churchmsn.
He was brought up in the faith of the
Protestant Episcopal church and his father
was a parishioner in old Trinity and wor-
shipped In the first church e1iice erected
in 1862 on Church street and where tie
son was baptized by Its first rector, Rev.
Bella Hubbard, D. D., and he remembered
we'll the pew occupied by his father. He
had always taken q deep interest in the af-
fairs of Trinity parish, and for a genera
ton he had been . vestryman continuously
to the present time. In the year 1888 he
presented Trinity church its chime Of ten
bells as e testimony Of his loyalty and love
L AOE LILO CuuICu VI LIE lotueIs duu u0 WON
always a liberal contributor in its church
work.
Politically he was an old fashioned Jack
sonisn democrat, and often quoted the
J general as authority. He had held many
positions of trust. He was assessor with
. | the late Augustus Lines for . long period
and was once q nominee for state treasurer
and also lieutenant governor. For many
, years he WAS the secretary of the North
, smpton Railroad company, and continued
in that Office until the road passed into tn
hands of the Consolidated road. He wal
! also one of the roads directors for years
! He was one of the original stookholdsri
and directors of the Tradesmen's bank, snt
director up to the time of his deoesse-'
!. period of nearly forty years. He was slst
president of the New Haven Savings banl
for long time, but resigned that position
, ! on account of his inirmity some two year
ego.
1t was quite apparent to his friends tina
his age was telling upon his cons itusiol
in the year past, but he insisted that tn
open air and the exercise he took did hin
good, and he was out walking on Chape
street ten days ego. His mind was clea
!, and active and retained Q vivid remem
,, brance of the past. He was confined to hi
1 house only . week. Nature gave way an
be very peacefully passed from Us and
gathered to bis fathers" He was maj
u ried in middle life to an estimsbls lady
Elizabeth Collins Beecher, a daughter O
o Captain Ben. Beecher. She died sbou
: twenty years ago.
The funeral services will be held o
Thursday afternoon at o'clock, fror
: Trinity church.