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sociations, the Hotel Men's Mutual Bene-<br />
fit Association <strong>of</strong> America, the Greeters<br />
<strong>of</strong> America and the Greeters <strong>of</strong> New York<br />
City. Socially and fraternally, Mr. Bond<br />
is a member <strong>of</strong> many organizations, in-<br />
cluding the Hartford Club, City Club,<br />
Sequine Golf Club, Republican Club, Rotary<br />
Club, Kiwasnis Club, Charter Oak<br />
Ad Club, Auto Club <strong>of</strong> America, Auto<br />
Club <strong>of</strong> Hartford, Hartford Chamber <strong>of</strong><br />
Commerce, Young Men's Christian Asso-<br />
ciation <strong>of</strong> Hartford, Evening Star Lodge,<br />
No. 10, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma-<br />
sons, <strong>of</strong> Unionville ; Washington<br />
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY<br />
Com-<br />
mandery, Knights Templar, <strong>of</strong> Hartford<br />
Sphinx Temple, Mystic Shrine, <strong>of</strong> Hartford<br />
; <strong>Connecticut</strong> Consistory, Supreme<br />
Princes <strong>of</strong> the Royal Secret ; Crescent<br />
Lodge, No. 7, Knights <strong>of</strong> Pythias ; Hira<br />
Temple, D. O. O. K. ; Hartford Lodge,<br />
Independent Order <strong>of</strong> Odd Fellows ; Foresters<br />
<strong>of</strong> America, and the Putnam<br />
Phalanx.<br />
EPSTEIN, Albert Jacob,<br />
Business Man.<br />
Albert Jacob Epstein, one <strong>of</strong> the most<br />
progressive and active business men <strong>of</strong><br />
Thompsonville, <strong>Connecticut</strong>, is a son <strong>of</strong><br />
Albert and Barbara (Guyer) Epstein, old<br />
and highly honored residents <strong>of</strong> East<br />
Windsor, <strong>Connecticut</strong>. Mr. Epstein's<br />
parents were born in Germany, and both<br />
emigrated from that country in their<br />
youth and settled in <strong>Connecticut</strong>. Here<br />
in this country Mr. Epstein became a tinsmith<br />
and followed that trade for a num-<br />
ber <strong>of</strong> years. He was also a member <strong>of</strong><br />
the Twenty-second Regiment <strong>of</strong> <strong>Connecticut</strong><br />
Volunteers for nine months.<br />
Born March 10, 1866, at East Windsor,<br />
<strong>Connecticut</strong>, Albert Jacob Epstein passed<br />
his childhood and early youth in his na-<br />
tive region. Here it was that he received<br />
his education, attending for this purpose<br />
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the excellent public schools <strong>of</strong> the neighboring<br />
town <strong>of</strong> Windsor Locks. He was<br />
a bright lad and showed, even as a stu-<br />
dent in school, the qualities <strong>of</strong> diligence<br />
and indefatigable industry which have so<br />
greatly marked him since, and which<br />
have been among the chief elements <strong>of</strong><br />
his success. Upon completing his school-<br />
ing Mr. Epstein, following in the foot-<br />
steps <strong>of</strong> his father, became interested in<br />
the tin business and engaged in this line<br />
for some three years, with a very satis-<br />
factory success. Mr. Epstein then saw an<br />
opportunity to purchase the express busi-<br />
ness <strong>of</strong> James Stinson, <strong>of</strong> Thompsonville,<br />
and this, with his usual intelligence and<br />
foresight, he at once availed himself <strong>of</strong>.<br />
This was in the year 1889 and since that<br />
time he has continued to actively operate<br />
this business which under his skillful management<br />
has grown to large proportions<br />
and is now one <strong>of</strong> the most important <strong>of</strong><br />
its kind in the town. Mr. Epstein oper-<br />
ates one, two and one three and a half<br />
ton trucks, and in addition to this uses<br />
several wagons in his extensive business.<br />
Since purchasing it he has also branched<br />
out into the livery trade, and has added<br />
a department <strong>of</strong> this kind to his original<br />
establishment. In this also he has met<br />
with notable success and operates six car-<br />
riages and the requisite horses.<br />
Mr. Epstein has always been keenly<br />
interested in all matters concerning the<br />
public affairs and the general welfare <strong>of</strong><br />
the community, and has played no little<br />
part therein himself. He is a Republican<br />
in politics, and in 1916 was elected on that<br />
party's ticket as first selectman, and<br />
reelected in 1917. He is a prominent fig-<br />
ure in social and fraternal circles, and is<br />
affiliated with a large number <strong>of</strong> organ-<br />
izations here, among which should be<br />
mentioned the Griffin A. Stedman Camp,<br />
Sons <strong>of</strong> Veterans, <strong>of</strong> Hartford ; Doric<br />
Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma-