The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-07-28
Allan Wallace Paige
Sketch of His Career As Con-
 tained in "Men of Mark

The following biography of the late MT. Paige is from ''Men of Mark by N G. Osborne, editor of the New Ha- ven Journa1-Courier:
 "AIIan Wallace Paige, lawyer, bank CT, legislator, businessman, was born in Sherman, Fairfield county, Conn.,, Feb. "A, 1854 His father, John O. Paige, was a farmer and county com missioner for Fairfield county for Is years. He held various town offices and was greatly respected and widely known for his fairness, honesty and common sense. He married, Cornelia; daughter of Allan and Lois Joyce, of Sherman, and their son, Allan w. Paige, was brought up in the country on his fathers farm. His parents were sturdy New England Christian people but were unable financially to give the young man advantages other than those that could be had at home. Through the Rev. James Phillip Hoyt, a graduate of Yale, class of 1864 a Congregational clergyman and near neighbor in Sherman, an opportunity was found for Mir. Paige to work his way through Russell S military school, where he remaine d for a. year and a half. From there he went to Hopkins Grammar school at which time his health broke down, and for a period of four years there after he was unable to continue his studies but taught school part of his time. He afterwards entered Yale law school and graduated 1881.
 'rHe was admitted to practice and established a law office first in South Norwa1k then in Danbury. In 1885 he went to New York city and in 1893 he located in Bridgeport. In 1892 he was elected from sherman a Re- publican member of the House of Representat4yes and in 1883 was ap- f in 1884 clerk of the House and in 1885 clerk of the Senate. Tn 1890 he was subsequently elected to the House of Representatives from the town of Huntington and served speaker during the famous deadlock session of 1891. He served as Senator from the Twenty-fi first senatorial district Bridge port, session of 1905, and was chair man of the Judiciary committee. For some years MT. Paige devoted himself to the general practice of law but more recently he acted as general counsel for the Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co. of which company he served as director, and for which he was advisory counsel in corporation matters
 He is a director of the Pequon- mock National bank of Bridgeport, the International Banking corporation of New York and director of a number of street railway, gas and electric companies and also director of the Automatic Vending Co. of New York and Great Britain and director of the Nazareth Cement Go. of Pennsylvania and the Automatic Refrigerating Go of New Jersey and president of the Derby Rubber Go. of Connecticut
 ''He is a member of the Union league club and City Midday club of New York city, the Seaside and All gonquin clubs of Bridgeport and was president of the Brook1awn Country club for two years. He was also a member of the Hartford club, Hart ford, Union League club of New Ha- ven, and the Waterbury club of Wa terbury and also a member of various shooting and fishing clubs.
 ''He was a sgd degree Mason and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
 ''He was married Nov. IS, 1887 to. Elizabeth D., daughter of Nelson and Elizabeth Downs of Huntington, and of the three children born of this mar riase, two daughters, Marion D. and Aline E. Paige, are living"