New Britain herald., 1917-03-27
Lemuel and Mary (Cooper) Mansfield,
 and he died when his son Marcus Flu

Lemuel and Mary (Cooper) Mansfield.
 and he died when his son Marcus Eu-
 gene was six months old.
 Marcus was ono of a family of five
 children and when three years old
 his fathers farm was sold and he
 went to live with his grandparents in
 North Haven. In the winter he at
 tended the North Haven school and
 in summer worked on the farm. He
 early realized that his future must de-
 pend on his own effort and industry,
 and his natural inclination was for
 brick making, this work appealed to
 some latent instinct which was des- tined to be more fully developed in
 his later life. At the age of sixteen he
 had attained such proficiency in his
 chosen pursuit that he was given Q position as superintendent of two yards by the Mansfield. Warren x Styles company. From that time he
 never severed his connections with
 the industry. He remained with the
 two or three he held the position ot
 manager. At this time. in connection
 with Frederick Bishop, he purchased
 the yards of Loyal Ives. After three
 years he sold his interest to Mir.
 Bishop and formed a partnership
 with George Ives, at Hamden. Again
 after three years he disposed of his
 holdings to his partner and the next
 year acted as superintendent and
 manager of the Moulthrop yards. New Britain, and during the two follow
 ing years he held 8 similar post in the
 uanufactory of Caleb Johnson, New
 field. From this point he moved to
 Berlin, where he entered into contract
 with Frederick Styles to manufacture
 brick by the thousand. MT. Styles
 sold a half interest to c. P. Merwin
 and MT. Jacobs was placed in charge. After a year he went to North Haven to manufacture brick for Frank Styles and after year he and MT. Styles formed co-partnership. After two years he sold his interest to his part ner and returned to Berlin where he
 formed partnership with George R.
 Pierpont, under the name of the Ber-
 lin Brick company. Two years later he bought out his partner and for the last decade conducted the business alone. The capacity of the works was from seven to eight million bricks Q year. and he employed from forty to sixty men,. Tn addition to this he was first vice president and treasurer of the Berlin Wheel company. It was through his efforts that the plant was established in Berlin in 1899.
 In 1891 Mir. Jacobs purchased prop erty on Worthington Ridge and built handsome home. He has been twice married. His first wife, to whom he was united in 1861, was Miss Sarah Riggs, by whom he had one daughter, Mary Delphine, born Sep- 1 tember 16, 1869. After the death of ! his first wife, on June 29. 1877, he | married Miss Mary Maria Palmer. 1 who was born in North Haven in 1852, q daughter of Jasper E. and Della Ann Palmer. To the secoad marriage one daughter, Vivian Irene. was born, l in 1886.
 MT. Jacobs was republican in pol itics and his father before him was Whig. In 1896 he was. nominated for the legislature in the most largely attended census ever held in Berlin, 1 by a vote of. two to one over his op- ponent, Daniel Webster. In 1900 he was elected by large majority to represent the town in the General As sembly and, owing to his knowledge of industrial interests, became mem- l Der of the manufacturing committee. Socially he was a member of the Grange, .. Master Mason and . mem
 Der of Pequot council, No. Fl, o. U.
 A. M. faie not a1lliated with any Ireligiou5 body, he a1Ways contributed
 to the cause of religion. Ills pllilan- thropy was as broadaind spontaneous Ias 1t was genuine and unostentatious. and in all enterpxes looking to the ssrpbIic welfare hA teok . deep interest. / 5e