Roy Russell Holabird, who since 1900 has been connected with Strong, Barnes, Hart & Company of New Haven, was born in North Branford, Connecticut, September 25, 1877, a son of Charles F. Holabird, who is mentioned elsewhere in this work. He acquired his education in the schools of North Brantford [Branford?] and worked upon his father’s farm until he reached the age of seventeen years, when he entered the employ of F. S. Platt & Company, seedmen and florists of New Haven. He thus received his initial training and has since been an active factor in business circles in New Haven, his developing powers and his laudable ambition bringing him into prominent connections. In 1900 he entered the service of Strong, Barnes, Hart & Company, wholesale dealers in beef and provisions, and through the intervening period, covering seventeen years, has remained with the company.

  Mr. Holabird was united in marriage to Miss Lillian Johnson, of New Haven, and they have become parents of two children, Lovell Johnson and Ruby. In his political views Mr. Holabird is a republican, while fraternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the United Commercial Travelers. He owns a small farm at Montowese, upon which he makes his home. His entire life has been passed in Connecticut and that his record is a straightforward and commendable one is indicated in the fact that many of his stanchest friends are those who have known him from his boyhood to the present.