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POOLE, Horace. (Danvers, MA, Dec. 18, 1837--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 16, 1916). Poole | POOLE, Horace. (Danvers, MA, Dec. 18, 1837--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 16, 1916). Poole, the son-in-law of Solon Langworthy, Sr. entered Kimball Union Academy at Meriden, New Hampshire. Upon graduating he made a voyage to China to learn navigation. He returned to the United States in 1857, moved to Dubuque in 1858, and accepted the position of bookkeeper in the commission house of Smith and Cannon. (1) | ||
In 1870 [[POOLE, GILLIAM & CO.]], jobbers and wholesale dealers in fancy groceries, teas, syrups, canned goods, fruits, tobaccos and cigars was opened at 272 Main Street. | Horace was a member of the [[GOVERNOR'S GREYS]], a military company composed of young business men of the city. Upon President Lincoln’s call for soldiers at the beginning of the [[CIVIL WAR]] he enlisted on April 20, 1861, and was enrolled as a member of Company I, First Iowa Infantry. (2) In 1870 he was the active head of [[POOLE, GILLIAM & CO.]], jobbers and wholesale dealers in fancy groceries, teas, syrups, canned goods, fruits, tobaccos and cigars was opened at 272 Main Street. (3) In 1898 he became the Chief Deputy United States Marshall, for the Northern District of Iowa. (4) | ||
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Oldt, Franklin T. The History of Dubuque County | 1. "Horace Poole," Linwood Legacies. Online: http://www.linwoodlegacies.org/the-solon-massey-langworthy-family.html | ||
2. Ibid. | |||
3. Oldt, Franklin T. '''The History of Dubuque County, Iowa.''' Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 859 | |||
4. Linwood Legacies | |||
[[Category: Business Leader]] | [[Category: Business Leader]] | ||
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Family History: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=trees4u&id=I18467
POOLE, Horace. (Danvers, MA, Dec. 18, 1837--Dubuque, IA, Feb. 16, 1916). Poole, the son-in-law of Solon Langworthy, Sr. entered Kimball Union Academy at Meriden, New Hampshire. Upon graduating he made a voyage to China to learn navigation. He returned to the United States in 1857, moved to Dubuque in 1858, and accepted the position of bookkeeper in the commission house of Smith and Cannon. (1)
Horace was a member of the GOVERNOR'S GREYS, a military company composed of young business men of the city. Upon President Lincoln’s call for soldiers at the beginning of the CIVIL WAR he enlisted on April 20, 1861, and was enrolled as a member of Company I, First Iowa Infantry. (2) In 1870 he was the active head of POOLE, GILLIAM & CO., jobbers and wholesale dealers in fancy groceries, teas, syrups, canned goods, fruits, tobaccos and cigars was opened at 272 Main Street. (3) In 1898 he became the Chief Deputy United States Marshall, for the Northern District of Iowa. (4)
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1. "Horace Poole," Linwood Legacies. Online: http://www.linwoodlegacies.org/the-solon-massey-langworthy-family.html
2. Ibid.
3. Oldt, Franklin T. The History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 859
4. Linwood Legacies