Genesee County MI Archives Biographies.....Page, Thomas 1840 - 
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Author: Chapman Bros. (1892)

THOMAS PAGE is a grocer in Flint and Supervisor of the First Ward. He is now
serving his eleventh term as Supervisor. The general grocery business which he
carries on is run under the firm name of Thomas Page & Co., his partner being
Joseph Walsh, Supervisor of Flint Township.

  Our subject was born in Avon, Livingston County, N. Y., July 14, 1840. He is a
son of Abraham and Bridget (Carroll) Page. The former was born at Hitchin,
Herefordshire, England. He was a shoemaker by trade and when seventeen years of
age entered the English army. His term of service was for the most time in
Canada. After his time had expired he located at Avon, N. Y., where he carried
on his trade. In 1854 he came to Flint. His decease occurred in 1867. Our
subject's mother was born in County Sligo, Ireland, and died in Flint in 1882,
at the age of seventy-five years.

  Thomas Page is the second eldest of six children born to his parents. He had
the advantage of common-school training in Avon, N. Y., until the time he was
fourteen years old, when he began to learn the shoemaker's trade with his
father. He came to Flint with his parents, August 19, 1854. After his father's
death he continued to run the shoe shop on its present site and was engaged in
the manufacture of shoes made to order and also in the retail boot and shoe
business, continuing thus until 1876, when he was appointed to teach the shoe
business in the Michigan School for the Deaf. He held this position for eleven
years. After leaving it he served as clerk for two years and in May, 1890,
started in the grocery business, which was conducted under the firm name of
Martin & Page, until November 14, 1890. Mr. Walsh purchased the interest of his
partner and our subject became the senior member of the firm. They carry on a
retail grocery business and are located at No. 303 Detroit and Saginaw Streets,
and are very successful in business.

  Mr. Page was married in this city, in 1877 to Miss Susan A. Welch, a native of
Long Island. They are the parents of four children, whose names are Mary E.,
Edward M., Thomas C. and Ellen M. Our subject has been Alderman here,
representing the First Ward for four years. In his religious principles he is a
Catholic. He is Treasurer of the Catholic Mutual Benevolent Association. He has
always been a Republican in politics. He is one of the oldest members of the
Board of Supervisors.


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Extracted from:

Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties,
Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative
Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of
the Presidents of the United States

Chicago:
Chapman Bros.
1892



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