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OF OLD VERMONT STOCK
n. A. Willard One of Washington's
Oldest inhabitants.

following in its series of oldest IN
habitant' stories.
Henry Augustus Willard, one OF
the thirteen vice presidents OF the
Oldest Inhabitants association, was
born in Westminster, Vt, May IA,
1922. He plans TO celebrate his Sfth
birthday next Friday at an informal
luncheon to the members of the assoc
iation and a few other friends at the
Occidental 1411 Pennsylvania aven-
ue northwest.
He is descended from Mai. Simon
Willard, who came from Horsmonden
Kent, to Boston in May, 1854. remoy-
ing later to Concord, Mass. NAL VIII
lard held various positions of trust
there during a long and distinguished
career He was in command or the
colony's forces sent against the Man
tic Indians in the Naragansett war
and afterward G675) with forty-siX
dragons CALAMITY rescued the people
of Brookfield, Mass, from destruc-
ton by the Indians in King Philips
war.
A great grand son. Rev Joseph VIII
lard, was graduated from Yale in IVA
and was killed by the Indians near
Rutland. in 1928. His son, William,
was a soldier and frontiersman in Yer
mont, who made himself disliked by
his neighbors by defending the New
York court party in its claim to the
Hampshire grants, being involved in
the Westminster massacre in 1775.
Henry Augustus Willard was also
descended through his mother from
Joseph Dorr of Boston Tea Party
fame. He removed to Washington in
October, 1Si7, at the age of %, and
opened what was formerly the old
| City Hotel under the new name of
Wizards hotel He was the first of
the Ave Willard brothers to come to
! Washington, and gave his four broth
ers Edwin, Joseph. Stevens and Ca
| leb their start in business life. In
! 1853 he took his brother Joseph in as
/ partner and nalf owner of Wizards
/ Hotel, and with him continued its ac-
| tive management until 1861. The pro-
perty was leased to different parties
until 1892, when Mr. Willard sold out
| his interest to his brother, Joseph c.
1 Willard. who became the owner of the
entire property
I MT. Nlildlu was u toAdl Suppol lti
| OF the Union. and at one of the most
critical periods of the Civil war when
/ it seemed as though the capital would
/ be taken by the Confederates, the flag
/ on Wizards hotel was the only flag,
! outside OF those on the government
/ buildings. flying in the city of Wash
/ ington. He was requested to haul the
! flag down but refused to do so. He
was warm friend of Gov Alexander
I r. Shepard and was vice president OF
| the board of public works which may
/ be said TO have built modern Wash
! ington. He was president of the Co
/ lumlfa railway from 1873 to 1889 and
he was also a member of the board of
health and member of tn commits
sion to establish a basis of assess
ment under the territorial form of gov
eminent. He was the largest individ-
ual subscriber and chairman Of the
I building committee of All Souls
church which was built under his SUI
| pervision in 1877 He was associa-
ted with the late Justice Samuel f.
Miller, Reginald Fendall and a few
others in the Incorporation of Gar
field hospital nearly thirty years ago.
Mr.. Willard has always taken a
great interest in this hospital and is
now its vice president. In 1867 he
was one OF the organizers of the Nat
ional Savings bank, was its first pres
ident, and is a member of the board
OF directors of what is now the Nat
ional Savings and Trust company, the
successor of the original corporation
He is also a director in the American
Security and Trust company and the
Equitable Industrial Life Insurance
company. Since his S0th year he has
been interested in building operations
having erected the Willard building.
now occupied by the department OF
commerce and labor the Occidental,
l4ll Pennsylvania avenue; an addition
to the Kellogg building. known as F.
street and several other houses. He
married on November 5, 1855 Sarah
Bradley Kellogg, of Westminster, VT.
daughter of the Hon Daniel Kellogg.
| judge of the supreme court of Yer
mont and granddaughter of the Hon.
William c. Bradley, member of Con
gress from Vermont about 1924. Mrs
WIZARDS great grand father, the Hon
stephen Rowe Bradley, was one of
the FIRST senators from the state of
vermont. Mr., and Mrs Willard eel
eprated their golden wedding anniver-
sary on November 6, 1905 at their
residence, 1873 X street northwest.
Their three grandchildren are Henry
Augustus Willard, second. William
Bradley Willard and Sarah Kellogg
Willard
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