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JAMES MADISON LORD BIOGRAPHY AS RECORDED IN: COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF
TOLLAND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT AND
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS AND OF MANY PUBLISHER: J.H.BEERS & CO., CHICAGO; 1903 P. 703 JAMES MADISON LORD, whose life has been a part of his native community, was born in Stafford, Tolland Co., Conn., June 18, 1837, and is a son of John Knight Lord, who was born in Limington, Me., Nov. 8, 1809, and died there March 23, 1891. James Knight Lord was married Nov. 29,
1832, to Sarah Spellman, a daughter of Apollos and Myra (Clark) Spellman,
who was born May 10, 1811, and died in Stafford, July 20, 1896. To them
were born the following children that lived to grow up: Myra Clark, born
April 13, 1835, who married Julius Converse; James Madison, whose name
appears at the beginning of this article; Jane Adaline, born Oct. 6, 1839,
who married Henry C. McLoughlin, Gloucester, Mass., where she is still living;
Lewis Kossuth, born Dec. 31, John Knight Lord was a contractor and builder, perhaps the most prominent of his day. The old Congregational Church which was carried away by the flood was built by him, as were also several of the mills and old school houses. In politics he took strong Republican ground and was active in local affairs. In religion he was a pronounced Spiritualist, and was deeply interested in all the phenomena of the faith. James Lord, the grandfather of James
Madison, was born in 1774, and died Dec. 3, 1848. Hannah Durrell, his wife,
was born Sept. 29, 1780, and was a daughter of David and Mary Durrell.
To them were born: George S., born Nov. 21, 1800, who died Dec. 19, 1869;
David B., born Nov. 24, 1802, who died July 26, 1884; Olive K., born
Nov. 21, 1806, who died July 30, 1857; John K., born Nov. 8, 1809, who died
March 23, 1891; James F., born Jan. 12, 1816, who died March 7, 1888;
Isaac M., born Oct. 28, 1818, who died James Madison Lord was born in Stafford,
and there he began his education, which was continued in the Academy at
Wilbraham, Mass., for three terms. When he was seventeen, young Lord went
into the freight office of the Hartford, Fishkill and Providence Street
Railway, where he remained but a short time, taking a place in the finishing
room of the Mineral Springs Manufacturing Company, where after a year of
faithful work he displayed such readiness that he was made foreman of the
finishing department, serving in At the expiration of hostilities Mr. Warren (**see footnote) carried on business as a member of the firm of Ellis, Warren & Co. for ten years at Stafford Springs, and then in company with Col. Warren bought out Mr. Ellis, and still later Mr. Lord bought out Col. Warren, when he formed a partnership with A.C. Eaton, with whom he continued in business for three years. At the end of that time Mr. Eaton bought out Mr. Lord, who felt obliged to retire on account of ill-health, and who has not since that time been actively engaged in any business. Mr. Lord was one of the active incorporators
of the Stafford Agricultural Society, serving as one of its directors for
many years. He is a Republican, and has served as assessor several years,
having also been on Mr. Lord was married Oct. 22, 1866, in Norwich, N.Y., to Imogene Sibley, a daughter of John Sibley. She died Jan. 19, 1869, leaving no children. Mr. Lord was again married Oct. 19, 1871, in Norwich, Conn., to Hannah Whiton, a daughter of Lucius H. Whiton and Almeda Converse. To this marriage was born one child, Kate Imogene, a graduate of Wellesley College, class of 1903. Mr. Lord belongs to the Business Men’s Club, of Stafford, and is one of the leading citizens of the community. Reproduced by: Linda D. Pingel – great-great granddaughter of Cyrus White of Rockville, Ct. **footnote: This should probably read “Mr. Lord”. Biographies of Tolland County |
