Clifford A. Lowd Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire 
From: Claudia Menzel - menzel99@gateway.net 

Surname: LOWD
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

Page 817

   CLIFFORD A. LOWD, dealer in motorcycles and cyclecars, being
distributor of the Trumbull cyclecar for Rockingham County, N. H.,
and York County, Maine, is proprietor of a store in Portsmouth and
does repairs of all kinds, but makes a specialty of vulcanizing. He was
born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, May 30, 1872, and was the only
child born to John H. and Mary (Gay) Lowd. Both were natives of
this state and lived in Portsmouth when they died. The father was for
years bank messenger in Portsmouth. He was a Republican in politics
and was deeply interested in the affairs of the city.
   Clifford A. Lowd, after completing a course in the grammar schools,
attended commercial college in Portsmouth. He engaged variously in
farming, painting and meat cutting before entering the position of bank
messenger. This position he filled satisfactorily and efficiently for a
period of thirteen years, representing all banks of the city in that capac-
ity. He continued until 1912, when he gave it up to devote his entire
time to his store. He started his present establishment in 1901, and
has built up a well paying business, employing from four to six as-
sistants.
   Mr. Lowd was in 1892 joined in marriage with Mrs. Etta L. Clough,
widow of Edward B. Clough, by whom she had a son, Arthur B. Arthur
B. Clough married Rose O'Neil and they have three children: Rosetta
Mae; and Arthur Clifford and Daisy Lillian Clough, twins. Mrs. Lowd
is a native of New Hampshire, and in maiden life was Etta L. Buzzell,
a daughter of Jonathan Buzzell. Mr. Lowd is a Republican. He has
taken high degrees in Masonry, being a member of Blue Lodge Com-
mandery, Chapter and Council, and is a member of the Mystic Shrine.
He also is a member of the Order of Elks and the Royal Arcanum.
He is a member of the Portsmouth Athletic Club, the Portsmouth
Yacht Club, and is a member and treasurer of the Portsmouth Motor-
cycle Club. Religiously he and his wife are members of the Unitarian
Church.

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