What type of details about james h. ganong can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: james harvey ganong -lrb- january 9 , 1841 -- april 21 , 1888 -rrb- was a canadian businessman in st. stephen , new brunswick who co-founded ganong bros. chocolate making company in 1873 and the st. croix soap manufacturing co. in 1878 . born in springfield , new brunswick , james was the eldest of the six children of francis daniel ganong and deborah ruth keirstead . in 1863 , he married susan e. brittain of carleton , new brunswick with whom he had seven children . his father was a farmer and a merchant and as a young man , james worked as a shopkeeper and as a travelling salesman . he lived in massachusetts for a few years where two of his children were born . in 1873 , he and his brother gilbert moved to the border town of st. stephen on the st. croix river across from calais , maine . there , they established a grocery business and within a few years added a bakery and confectionery manufactory plus expanded their retailing to include a store in calais . successful , in 1878 the brothers , in partnership with freeman h. todd , built the st. croix soap manufacturing company but in 1884 they elected to dissolve their partnership . gilbert ganong retained the store , bakery and confectionery business while james took over the soap factory . the soap-making business continued to do very well and became widely known for its '' surprise soap '' brand that eventually was distributed nationally . james ganong was actively involved in community affairs and served as mayor of st. stephen . he died unexpectedly in 1888 at the age of forty-seven upon which his son , edwin , took over the running of the soap business . gilbert ganong died without issue and james 's son arthur would take over the chocolate business .
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