Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-09-20
OBITUARY.
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COL. CHARLES G. BURRILL.
Col. Charles &. Burrill, for more than
fifty years prominent in the business and
financial life Of Ellsworth, and one Of the
city's wealthiest citizens, died Sunday
evening ct his home on High street.
While Col. Burrill remained actively en-
gagged in business until within few
weeks OF bis death, his health had
been failing for some time, and he had
suffered several severe heart attacks.
Charles c. Burrill was born in Corinna
July ID, 1889, this son Of Benjamin and
Nancy Burrill, and OF Revolutionary
stock. He received his education in
Corinna Union academy. With his own
way to make in the world, he was early at
work learning trade.
In 1865 Mr.. Burrill came to Ellsworth to
work in grist mill, but his ambition and
aptitude for business soon carried him
away from manual labor, and year later
he established fire and life insurance
agency in Ellsworth. This agency, one
OF the Oldest in the county, is still in ex-
istence as c. G. Burrill & Son, his son
Charles r. being associated with him.
With the insurance business, Col. Bur-
rill gradually drifted into private bank
ing busin ess. He used to say that this
business was forced upon him. There
was no bank in Ellsworth just at that
time, and Boston merchants began doing
business in small way through Col. Bur-
rill. The banking business increased, and
in 1873 Col. Burrill esta blished the Ham
cock County savings bank, OF which he
had been treasurer and trustee ever since.
This was followed in 1887 by the Bur-
rill national bank, OF which he was presi-
dent. He also founded the First national
bank, Of Bar Harbor.
In addition to his banking and insur-
ance business, Mr.. Burrill had other large
business interests in Hancock county, in
Guiding the Kebo Spring Water Co., at
Bar Harbor, of which he was the owner.
For many years Mr.. Burrill took an
active part in politics, and was one OF the
leaders Of the republican party. He was
elected to the legislature in 1884, and to
the senate in 1886 and 1888. He also served
four years on the STAFF OF Governor ROBBIE
1000 anu 1901 hs alue, anu 1000 ana 1850 as
assistant quartermaster- general.
Col. Burrill was thirty-second degree
Mason, being member OF Lygonia lodge,
Acadia chapter and Blanquefort COM
mandery, Of Ellsworth, and Bangor
council. He was also member of Aleppo
temple, Mystic Shrine, Boston; Donaqua
lodge, K. OF p; Lejok lodge and Wivurna
encampment, l. y. y. F.; Ellsworth lodge,
A. o. U. W., and Ellsworth council, Royal
Arcanum. He was member of the
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co., Of
Boston, and OF the Sons OF the American
Revolution.
Col. Burrill married, in November, 1870,
Miss Frances Dutton Forsyth, Of Ellis
worth, who survives him, with three
children J. w. Tatley, of Montreal;
F. Carroll Burrill, of Portland, and Charles
r. Burrill, OF Ellsworth. All the children
are here. He is also survived by one
brother, Hiram Burrill, Of Sangerville,
and two sisters Mrs. Clara Landers, of
Waterville, and Mrs. Mary Knowles, OF
Corinna.
afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. r. B.
Mathews officiating. The bearers were
Capt. o. w. Foes, OF Hancock; DR.. l.. W.
Hodgkins, Sheriff Forrest o. Silsby and
Harvard c. Jordan. The floral offerings
were magnificent.