Edward H. Drew of Portsmouth, N.H. Biography from A History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire (1915)

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   EDWARD H. DREW, manager of the New England Telephone and
Telegraph Company, at Portsmouth, N. H., is a well known resident of
that city. He was born in Barrington, N. H., August 24, 187O, and is
a son of Greenleaf S. and Mary Elizabeth (Chesley) Drew.
   Greenleaf S. Drew and his wife both were natives of New Hamp-
shire, and lived in Barrington all their lives. He always followed the
trade of a shoemaker, and in a small way also engaged in farming, being
the owner of a farm property. In religious faith they were Baptists.
Their family consisted of the following children: Frank E.; Lucy M.,
widow of Elmer E. Hall; G. Sharpleigh; Horace E.; Edward H.; and
Samuel C.
   Edward H. Drew attended the public schools at Barrington, later
was graduated from Milton grammar school, and pursued one year of
study in Milton high school. He received private instruction for one
year and then worked on the home farm one year. When seventeen
years old he began work as a messenger at Dover, N. H., and thus has
learned the business with which he has since been identified from the
ground up. In 1889 he went to Clinton, Mass., as manager, but after
one month was transferred to Portsmouth, N. H., where he has since
continued. He has a wide circle of friends and is held in highest esteem
by all who are brought in contact with him, both in a business and social
way.
   In 1911 Mr. Drew was married to Miss Eva M. H. Sanborn, who
was born in Portsmouth, and is the only child of her parents, Zebulon
and Emma J. (Hilton) Sanborn. Her father came from Epping, and
Mrs. Sanborn is from New Market. Fraternally, Mr. Drew is affiliated
with the Masonic Lodge; the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, in
which he has filled all chairs; and the Royal Arcanum. He also is a
member of the Warwick Club. He and his wife attend the Baptist
Church.