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the board of street commissioners, and as
such served the city for ten years, for
eight of which he was president of the
board.
He was a sincere churchman, member
of the South Congregational Church, and
actively participated in church adminis-
tration for many years. Socially, he be-
longed to the following clubs : Hartford,
Hartford Golf, Hartford Congregational,
and being an enthusiastic automobilist
during the latter part of his life, he was
a member of the Hartford Automobile
Club, and the Automobile Club of Amer-
ica.
Mr. Northam married, September 22,
1870, Hattie L., daughter of Edwin D.
and Julia A. (Camp) Tiffany. She was
born in Hartford, and both paternal and
maternal lines connect her with old Con-
necticut families, her father especially
being well known and respected by Hart-
ford people during his life. Six years
after their marriage, Mr. Northam built a
handsome residence at No. 12 Charter
Oak Place, Hartford. Mr. Northam died
at the above home, June 6, 1916. Five
children were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Northam: 1. Arline, a graduate of La
Salle Seminary, Auburndale, Massachusetts
; married Walter Bliss, of Hartford
child, Donald Tiffany. 2. Edwin Tiffany,
a graduate of Peekskill Military Academy,
and now living in Chicago, Illinois
married Lenore F. Ledyaid. 3. Russell
Chace, graduate of the same academy,
later an associate with his father in busi-
ness, and at present vice-president of the
company ;
he
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married, December 14, 1899,
Jane E., daughter of Salisbury and Elizabeth
Hyde, of Hartford; children: Russell
Hyde and Barbara Northam. 4. Kath-
erine Tiffany, who married J. Irving
Romer, of New York City; children:
Arline Northam and John Irving, Jr. 5.
Carl Harvey, who graduated at Wesleyan
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University, Middletown, Connecticut, in
1904, and who has since been also with
the firm founded b\ r his father.
HART, Gerald Waldo,
Manufacturer.
Among those who followed Rev.
Thomas Hooker to Hartford in 1636 was
Stephen Hart, American ancestor of Gerald
Waldo Hart, president of the Hart
Manufacturing Company, of Hartford.
Although an original proprietor of
Hartford with a house lot in the town on
what is now Front street, he did not remain
until his death, but in company with
others bought land in the valley of the
Farmington river of the Indians, and in
1672 became one of the original proprietors
of Tunxis, later Farmington. He
was one of the leading men of his day. He
sat as deputy in the General Court for
fifteen sessions, was commissioner for the
town of Farmington, was first deacon of
the Farmington church, and owned con-
siderable land. But his greatest gift to
the colony was sons, John, Stephen and
Thomas, all of whom married and gave
to their native State noble sons to maintain
the honor of the family. The name
of Hart runs through every chapter of
Connecticut history, and each generation
has borne well its part in their chosen
occupation, business or profession, law,
medicine and the ministry calling many
of the name who have risen to high dis-
tinction. Gerald W. Hart is of the sev-
enth American generation, son of Dr.
Samuel Waldo and Cordelia M. (Smith)
Hart, his father an eminent physician of
New Britain, Connecticut, which city he
served five times as mayor ; also a grand-
son of Dr. Samuel Hart, who practiced in
New Britain, Connecticut.
Gerald Waldo Hart was born at New
Britain, Connecticut, July 23, 1856, and