Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Fiddyment, Walter J 1837 - 
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Author: Portrait & Biographical Album, 1890

WALTER J. FIDDYMENT. After years of well-directed efforts as one of the 
farmers and business men of Lockport, this gentleman has retired in affluence 
to the enjoyment of an elegant home and the society of a charming family. He 
is a son of John and Sophia (Blogg) Fiddyment, natives of Norfolk, England, 
where he was born, April 3, 1837. His father came to America the same year, 
and was joined by the mother and son in 1839. John Fiddyment was a distiller, 
and carried on his business in Lockport until 1865, when he removed to a farm 
in Lockport Township. Walter J. Fiddyment attended the public schools, proving 
an apt pupil and fitting himself for a practical application of the theories 
which he learned with his father. When his father removed to his farm our 
subject engaged in farming with him, but resided in Lockport. In 1881 he 
embarked in the business of a quarryman, by opening a quarry at Lockport, in 
which the quality of the stone is unsurpassed. By strict attention to business 
and honorable methods, his product obtained a ready sale, and the business 
which began with but a few men, employed from one to two hundred when our 
subject disposed of his interest in 1889. In 1886 Mr. Fiddyment organized a 
stock company called the Lockport Stone Company, of which he became President; 
Olas Paulsen, Secretary and Treasurer; W. J. Fiddyment, Olas Paulsen and J. C. 
Fiddyment, son of our subject, Directors. The business was extended until it 
became one of the best equipped and most profitable plants in the West. Having 
disposed of his plant to the Western Stone Company, Mr. Fiddyment retired from 
the business. He has always been noted for his liberality and geniality. In 
politics he is a Democrat. The record of bis business life is creditable alike 
to his financial ability and mauly spirit, while his personal character 
commands the respect of his friends. The marriage of Mr. Fiddyment and Miss 
Ellen J. Clarkson took place in 1862, and has been blessed with the birth of 
fourteen children, eleven of whom are living in Will County near the parental 
home. Mrs. Fiddyment is a native of Joliet and belongs to one of the oldest 
and most honored families of the county. She is a member of St. Dennis 
Catholic Church, is a woman of devout Christian character, and possesses the 
gracious manners which are so charming in a hostess. 

Additional Comments:
Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois, Containing Full Page 
Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens 
of the County; Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1890

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