Biographical Sketch of J. W. Ambrose, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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J. W. Ambrose, one of St. Joseph's prominent manufacturers, is a native
of England, and was born September 2, 1829.  He was there educated and
raised until his nineteenth year, when he came to America, locating in
Ohio.  He learned the machinist trade, and in 1856 removed to Blooming-
ton, Illinois, where he resided until 1871.  In that year, he came to
St. Joseph, and erected the foundry and machine shop that he now occu-
pies.  The present style of the firm is J. W. Ambrose & Co.  They make
a specialty of architectural iron work, and in this feature they are
having unparalleled success, their trade not only being in Missouri,
but extends into Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.  Many of the finest struc-
tures in St. Joseph contains material from this establishment.  The
firm does a large business in the manuafacture of stoves, and have
attained a well merited reputation.

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