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THOMAS J. POST is descended in the eighth generation from Captain
Adriaen Post, the emigrant and common ancestor of all the Post family in
Bergen and Hudson Counties (see sketch on page 72). He is the son of
Thomas Post and Lucretia Merseles, and was horn at Westwood, N. J.,
April 29, 1862. In the schools of Bergen County he acquired a fair educa-
tion, and by industry and perseverance has achieved success. Leaving
school at the age of sixteen, he engaged as an employee in manufacturing
chairs, which he followed for fifteen years, when he established himself
in that business. He has built up a large and successful business in this
line, and is widely known as a man of integrity, enterprise, and energy.
Mr. Post is a member of the Board of Education of the Borough of Westwood, a member of the Westwood Union Church, and Superintendent of the Westwood Union Sunday School. In every capacity he has discharged his duties with honor, fidelity, and satisfaction. He married Catharine A. Conklin and has one son, Percy A.
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