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JAMES WALLWORK
Originally published in 1900 |
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JAMES WALLWORK, a well known plumber and business man of
Kearny and Harrison, Hudson County, was born in England on the 15th
of January, 1874. He is the son of Edward and Rachel (Smith) Wallwork
and a grandson of James Wallwork, and on both sides a descendant of old
and respected English ancestry.
In 1884 Mr. Wallwork, then a youth of ten years, came to America with his father. Edward, and settled in Kearny, N. J., where his parents still reside. There he received a good practical education in the public schools. He early displayed qualities which have won for him marked success. On leaving school he began learning the trade of a plumber, which he mastered in all its branches, and which he has followed in both Kearny and Harrison. He has been successful in this line of industry. In politics Mr. Wallwork is independent. He is public spirited, patriotic, and enterprising, and though a young man has already achieved distinction in the community and a reputation for ability and integrity. He is prominent in fraternal and social circles, being a popular member of the Knights of Pythias, of Copestone Lodge, A. F. and A. M., of Kearny, of Harmony Chapter, It. A. M., of Newark, and of the Plumbers' Association. He married Miss Mary Boyce, of Harrison, N. J., where they reside.
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