Taft was born to Frederick and Abigail Wood Taft in Uxbridge, Massachusetts on August 26, 1800.[4] Early in life he commenced that business activity which became characteristic of the man.[4] He moved to Dedham in 1815 and went to work with Frederick A Taft who started the Dedham Manufacturing Company.[4] He remained in Dedham until 1820.[4] In that year, then only twenty years of age, he went to the neighboring town of Walpole where he hired a little mill and made forty thousand yards of negro cloth for the Southern trade.[4] In 1823, he went to Dover, New Hampshire and assisted in starting the Cocheco Mill, one of the largest cotton mills in New England.[4] He remained three years as overseer.[4]
In 1826, he returned to Dedham and took the agency of the Dedham Manufacturing Company, a position he retained six years.[4] In 1832, Taft severed his connection with this company and assumed the agency of the Norfolk Manufacturing Company at East Dedham where he built the stone mill still standing.[4] He remained in this connection thirty years.[4] At the time Taft first identified himself with the manufacturing business, all yarn was spun at the mills and sent out through the country to be woven.[4] He lived to witness the development of the new woolen mill, described as one of the wonders of the nineteenth century.[4] In 1864, Mr Taft retired from manufacturing and after that time devoted himself almost continuously to the business of the Town of Dedham.[4]
For more thirty years he was a member of the school committee.[4] For thirty one years he was a director of the Dedham Bank, including as president beginning in 1873.[4] He was connected with the Dedham Institution for Savings since its organization and was on the investment committee.[4] He was also a member of the Norfolk Insurance Company and a director in the Dedham Mutual Insurance Company.[4] He was for fourteen successive years a Dedham selectmen, during twelve of which he was chairman of the board.[4] He also represented Dedham for four years in the Legislature besides filling many other positions of honor and trust.[4] It was said that no citizen of the town of Dedham had been so continuously connected with bank and town business as Taft.[4]
Taft was a member of the Orthodox Church in Dedham and a Republican.[4] On September 8, 1830, Taft married Lendamine Draper, the eldest daughter of Calvin Guild of Dedham.[4] Their family consisted of six children.[4]
^"Massachusetts House of Representatives". Massachusetts Register. Boston: Adams, Sampson & Co. 1858. pp. 10–12.
^Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston. 1859 – via Internet Archive.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884). History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men. J. W. Lewis & Company. Retrieved May 2, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
January 01, 1970
ezra, taft, august, 1800, february, 1885, politician, from, dedham, massachusetts, represented, massachusetts, house, representatives, norfolk, district, great, general, court, taft, born, frederick, abigail, wood, taft, uxbridge, massachusetts, august, 1800, . Ezra W Taft August 26 1800 February 8 1885 1 was a politician from Dedham Massachusetts He represented the Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Norfolk district in the Great and General Court 2 3 Ezra W Taft Taft was born to Frederick and Abigail Wood Taft in Uxbridge Massachusetts on August 26 1800 4 Early in life he commenced that business activity which became characteristic of the man 4 He moved to Dedham in 1815 and went to work with Frederick A Taft who started the Dedham Manufacturing Company 4 He remained in Dedham until 1820 4 In that year then only twenty years of age he went to the neighboring town of Walpole where he hired a little mill and made forty thousand yards of negro cloth for the Southern trade 4 In 1823 he went to Dover New Hampshire and assisted in starting the Cocheco Mill one of the largest cotton mills in New England 4 He remained three years as overseer 4 In 1826 he returned to Dedham and took the agency of the Dedham Manufacturing Company a position he retained six years 4 In 1832 Taft severed his connection with this company and assumed the agency of the Norfolk Manufacturing Company at East Dedham where he built the stone mill still standing 4 He remained in this connection thirty years 4 At the time Taft first identified himself with the manufacturing business all yarn was spun at the mills and sent out through the country to be woven 4 He lived to witness the development of the new woolen mill described as one of the wonders of the nineteenth century 4 In 1864 Mr Taft retired from manufacturing and after that time devoted himself almost continuously to the business of the Town of Dedham 4 For more thirty years he was a member of the school committee 4 For thirty one years he was a director of the Dedham Bank including as president beginning in 1873 4 He was connected with the Dedham Institution for Savings since its organization and was on the investment committee 4 He was also a member of the Norfolk Insurance Company and a director in the Dedham Mutual Insurance Company 4 He was for fourteen successive years a Dedham selectmen during twelve of which he was chairman of the board 4 He also represented Dedham for four years in the Legislature besides filling many other positions of honor and trust 4 It was said that no citizen of the town of Dedham had been so continuously connected with bank and town business as Taft 4 Taft was a member of the Orthodox Church in Dedham and a Republican 4 On September 8 1830 Taft married Lendamine Draper the eldest daughter of Calvin Guild of Dedham 4 Their family consisted of six children 4 References edit Recent Deaths Boston Evening Transcript February 9 1885 p 5 Retrieved March 20 2023 Massachusetts House of Representatives Massachusetts Register Boston Adams Sampson amp Co 1858 pp 10 12 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Manual for the Use of the General Court Boston 1859 via Internet Archive a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint location missing publisher link a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Hurd 1884 p 106 107 Works cited editHurd Duane Hamilton 1884 History of Norfolk County Massachusetts With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men J W Lewis amp Company Retrieved May 2 2021 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ezra W Taft amp oldid 1145775883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
