LAKE COUNTY OHIO - BIO: E.T.C. Aldrich

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E.T.C. Aldrich

E.T.C. Aldrich, who is engaged in the insurance business at Mentor, Ohio, resides at his attractive
country home, "Eastside," which adjoins the General Garfield homestead, "Lawn Field," on the east.

Mr. Aldrich comes of an old New England family, and of his life and ancestry we make a record as
follows:

E.T.C. Aldrich was born in Franklin, Tompkins county, New York, November 18, 1827, son of
William S Aldrich, who was born in Providence, Rhode Island, October 2, 1803, and grandson of
Tilson Aldrich, a native of Cumberland, Rhode Island, and a son of a Revolutionary soldier who
fought at Bunker Hill. Tilson Aldrich went to Tompkins county, New York, in 1816, where he was
engaged to work at his trade, that of tanner and currier and cotton manufacturer. In the sping of
1835 he moved with his son William S to Ellery, Chautauqua county, that State, where he followed
farming the rest of his life. He died in February, 1858. He was a Quaker. William S. Aldrich, a
farmer by occupation, moved from Chautaqua county, New York, to Mentor, Ohio, in the spring of
1866, and here he spent the remaining years of his life and died October 30, 1876. While a resident
of Dryden, New York, he was captain of a battery for several years, receiving his commission in
1828. He also served as Township Supervisor for a number of years, and was well known and
highly respected. His wife, whose maiden name was Maria C. Cantine, was born in Tompkins
county, New York, September 27, 1804, and died Febraury 5, 1892. Her father was born in New
York and her mother was a native of France. William S. Aldrich and his wife had a family of one son
and two daughters, the subject of our sketch being the oldest.

E.T.C. Aldrich was born and raised on his father's farm, and in early manhood was engaged in
teaching for seven years - teaching one school five years. He remained on the home place with his
father, assisting in the management of the farming operations until his father's death. He still owns the
homestead, which comprises 147 acres, and which, as already stated, joins the Garfield place on the
east. He has a general supervision over the operations of the farm, and at the same time conducts an
insurance business in Mentor, representing two companies, the Phoenix and the Dwelling House of
Boston.

Mr. Aldrich was married May 29, 1851, to Emily Fisher, who was born in Chautauqua county,
New York, July 19, 1829. Her parents, Josiah and Caroline (Clark) Fisher, both natives of
Vermont, emigrated to New York prior to their marriage. Her father was a carpenter. He was
married a second time, and in 1853 went to Wisconsin, where he spent the closing years of his life
and where he died. Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich's children are as follows: Frank W., born February 8,
1853, was married in 1881 to Lena G Taft; William F., born September 19, 1857, is now a resident
of North Dakota, engaged in the insurance business; and Mary C., who was married August 29,
1890, to E. D. Barber, who is engaged in the insurance business at Wahpeton, North Dakota. Each
has received a good education, and Mrs. Barber was a teacher in Mentor for five years previous to
her marriage.

Politically, Mr. Aldrich is a Republican. He has served as Trustee, member of the Town Council and
Mayor of Mentor, and for seventeen years was a member of the school board. He was a member of
the Republican Congressional Convention of the old nineteenth district for eight years, and during
that time became well acquainted with General Garfield. That was before Garfield moved to Mentor,
four years previous to his election as president, and after his removal here Mr. Aldrich became
intimately associated with the General, enjoying his confidence and friendship. During the memorable
campaign of 1880 Mr. Aldrich assisted in entertaining the thousands who came to see General
Garfield, singly and in delegation, and had the pleasure of introducing many distinguished men to him.
Mrs. Aldrich is a Methodist.


This biography is taken from Biographical History of Northeastern Ohio, Embracing the counties
of Ashtabula, Geauga and Lake; Lewis Publishing Company, 1893.