Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-05-14

Thomas Robertson. F. W. Houghton and
L. NJ Alexander. The active bearers
will be George w. Owen, ]. w. Green
wood. G. W. Young, S. II. Croiius, w.
&. Layer and J. L. Cox.
Long Useful Life.
The death of Edwin Hyde, following
an illness of four months, closed a long
and active career. He was one of Mil
waukee's oldest and best known men and
most hOnOred citizens. His was q life
devoted to good deeds, useful business
effort and Christian help. He was past
80 years of age and had spent his active
life in Milwaukee, coming here from Chi
cagO in 1858. He was a native of Klein
ton. SOmersetshire, England, where he
was born June 8, 1923. After attending
the commons schools al his native town
jhe engaged in the grocery business there
,nnd when young man became con-
tractor in the stone business. He was
married at London, February 10, 1851,
and in 1857 sailed with his family for
the United States, first locating i'll Chi
sGagO. He remained there but one year.
The wife and a daughter, Mrs. Fred
'erick Holmes. and seven grandchildren,
survive him.
Shortly after locating in Milwaukee
Mr.. Hyde became interested in politics,
and from 1860 to 1880 occupied various
official positions almost continuously. He
was elected to the board of supervisors
in 1860, and the following year was
elected a member of the city council.
In 1867 he was chosen a member of the
General Assembly, and this was followed
by his return to the county board, in
which he served during the years 1871
to 1915, inclusive. In 1879 he was
candidate for state senator against the
late John Johnston, a Democrat, and
was elected. At the close of his sena-
torial term he retired from politics for
sixteen years, but in 1896 was induced to
become the candidate in the Fourth ward
for the common council, being elected as
Il Republican in ward strongly Demo-
cratic.
Engaged in Stone Business.
Shortly after coming to Milwaukee
Mr.. Hyde engaged extensively in the
stone contracting business, and some
years later became associated with
Thomas D. Cook in that business I'M
der the firm name of Cook 81 Hyde.
This firm furnished the stone for and
erected a number of the earlier build
ings in the city, including the old in
sssurance building on, Broadway, St
PauPs Episcopal church and the
Belvedere apartments at Grand avenue
and Eighth street, one of the first large
hat buildings erected in the city.
-Four years ago, as the result of the
death of his partner and because of
some financial losses, Mr.. Hyde retired
many years as a member of the board
of trustees of the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance company. being next to
the late Henry L. Palmer in point of
years of service in that company.
Known as ELDER Hyde.
From earliest manhood a devout mem
Der and earnest worker in the Methodist
Episcopal church, and a charter member
Of the present Grand Avenue NJ. E.
the later years of his genial and useful
Christian life as Elder Hyde. He
was elected superintendent of the Sun
day school of that church in 1861, a po-
-sition to which he was regularly re
elected each year for thirty-fve years.
when he declined to stand for reelection
in 1896, and was then elected honorary
superintendent for life and was made
life member of the executive commit
tee. He was ordained deacon of the