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- http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~raohara/SecondSite/TMG-All-p/p394.htm#i6627
http://books.google.com/books?id=o0wTAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA120&dq=Obituary+Hoar&lr=&ei=_pGKSv3VO5jIM8Kn5MYM#v=onepage&q=hoar&f=false
Wright, Hon. Nathaniel, Lowell, Mass., Nov. 5, te. f his professional business; and subsequently purchased his (Mr. S.'s) residence, which he occupied during the remainder of his life. e attained to a high rank in his profession as an able and well-read lawyer. For forensic display he had little taste, and made no pretension, but when an emergency required a sound, reliable, and disinterested opinion, he was the dependence of his community for many vears. Singularly simple and almost blunt in his manners, and sparing of words, there was an honesty and independence about him which won confidence and secured respect. On the organization of the town of Lowell, Mr. W.'s judgment, counsel, and legal knowledge were*Under great and constant requisition. He performed an important part in the preliminary purchase of land by the founders of the town, and in settmg it off from Chelms- ford he was an efficient agent. When Lowell was incorporated as a town in 1826, he was elected its first representative in the legislature, and was reelected the two following years. He was also chosen chairman of the first board of selectmen. In 1834 he was elected to the state Senate'from Middlesex district. In 1836 Lowell was incorporated as a city, and Mr. W. was elected its mayor m 1841 and 1842. On the organization of the Lowell Bank in 1828, he was elected first president, an office which he held uninterruptedlv for more than 30 years, resigning it only on the 22d of October, 1858, just two weeks before his death. In all the positions which he filled he gave entire satisfaction to those whose interests were intrusted to his care. He married, March 5, 1820, Laura Hoar. They had five children, four sons and one daughter, viz., Nathaniel, Thomas, William Henry Prentice, Emery, and Laura Grace. Two of his sons, Nathaniel and Thomas, graduated at Harvard College in 1838 and 1842 respectively. Nathaniel was a lawyer in Lowell, "and died Sept . 18, 1847, ?Ce. 27. The others are still living. Thomas is a lawyer in Lawrence, Mass. Mr. W.'s wife died Jan. 21, 1857, ae. 62.
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Bride's Name: Laura Hoar
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Marriage Date: 06 Feb 1820
Marriage Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01316-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 868435
Reference Number: P 144
Collection: Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
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