Arthur M. Emerson Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Surname: EMERSON
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915
 
Page 1253

      ARTHUR M. EMERSON, a well known business man of Derry, treas-
urer of the A. M. Emerson Company, shoe manufacturers, was born in Hamp-
stead, Rockingham County, N. H., in 1869. His father, William A. Emerson,
a native of this state, was the founder of the shoe manufacturing business in
Hampstead, being head of the concern known as W. A. Emerson's Sons.
      The subject of this sketch was educated in his native town of Hampstead.
At an early age he entered into the shoe business, in which he has since con-
tinued as a manufacturer - a period of twenty years. The A. M. Emerson
Company was incorporated in October, 1912, with John W. Smith of Derry,
president, Arthur M. Emerson, treasurer, and Harold Smith, secretary. They
have a floor space of about 7,000 square feet with eighty-five employees en-
gaged in manufacturing the self-flexible shoe, of which they are the patentees.
The output is about 600 pairs per day. Mr. Emerson is also trustee of the
Derry Savings Bank and secretary and treasurer of the Governor's Island
Company. A Mason of high degree, he belongs to the Blue Lodge and Coun-
cil in Derry, the Commandery at Portsmouth and the Consistory at Nashau.
     Mr. Emerson was married in 1887 to Miss May Kenwood, of Eastport,
Me. She died June 25, 1889, leaving two children, Alice M. and Ella M.
In 1891 Mr. Emerson was married secondly to Miss Alice M. Hamlin, of
Haverhill, Mass. Of this union there is one son, Clifford D., who was edu-
cated in the schools of Hampstead and at a busin1ess college in Manchester,
and is now in the factory. The two daughters were also educated in Hamp-
stead, subsequently taking business courses at Haverhill, Mass. Miss Alice
is in the office of the A. M. Emerson Company. Ella was married on June
10, 1914, to Mr. David F. Griffiths, residing at Derry.

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