Thomas E. Howard Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Barbara Gottlock - BGOTTLOC@ccsd.edu Surname: HOWARD Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 1270 THOMAS E. HOWARD,* a prominent business man of Derry, N. H., is a manufacturer of paper and wooden boxes and has a well established business. He is a native of Boston, Mass., and has been a resident of Derry for a quarter of a century. Mr. Howard was reared and educated in Boston, where he lived until after reaching his majority. He has traveled considerably and represented various lines of business. About twenty-five years ago he located in Derry, N. H., and engaged in shoe manufacturing. About 1909 he bought out the .A. J. Greenough box factory , which he has since operated with unvarying success. Mr. F. M. Gilreast is foreman of the paper box branch of the plant, and Mr. Everett Hearn is in charge of the wood department, there being some thirty employees in the two departments. About one million feet of lumber are annually cut up and made into boxes, while the number of paper boxes manufactured approximates thirteen thousand. . In 1897 Mr. Howard .was married to Miss Myrtie E. Gage of Derry, N. H.. a native of Salem, Mass. They have a daughter, Louise Howard. He is a member of the Masonic Order and also belongs to the Knights of Pythias. **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.