Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography, genealogical-memorial ...
Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography, genealogical-memorial ...
Encyclopedia of Connecticut biography, genealogical-memorial ...
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
known inventors, possessing great skill<br />
and ingenuity. Mr. Dimock was also<br />
quick to see and appreciate mechanical<br />
genius in others, giving every man his<br />
due share <strong>of</strong> merit and praise. Mr. Dimock<br />
was the first man in this country<br />
to make spools by automatic machinery,<br />
inventing a machine for that purpose, in<br />
which a spool was made from the rough<br />
timber, sawed out, printed in two colors,<br />
and ready for use. Among his many<br />
inventions were machines which he used<br />
in his own plant, and which added greatly<br />
to the betterment <strong>of</strong> its output and to its<br />
economical management. Some years<br />
ago, in 1889, when he erected his house at<br />
744 Farmington avenue, Hartford, Con-<br />
necticut, to which city he removed in<br />
1877, he established a compressed plant<br />
in his barn, stating that he was going to<br />
provide his house with a suction clean-<br />
ing device, this occurring years before<br />
the vacuum cleaner was heard <strong>of</strong>, which<br />
is in universal use at the present time.<br />
Mr. Dimock wrote a number <strong>of</strong> articles<br />
on questions <strong>of</strong> national importance, and<br />
<strong>of</strong> late years particularly on the Mexican<br />
problem, his articles being clear and con-<br />
cise. He dispensed his charity intelli-<br />
gently, among the institutions benefiting<br />
by the provisions <strong>of</strong> his will being the<br />
Hartford Hospital, the Hartford Division<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Salvation Army, the <strong>Connecticut</strong><br />
Temperance Association, and the Hart-<br />
ford Charities Organization.<br />
Mr. Dimock married, November 9, 1872,<br />
Lenna Louise Demont. They were the<br />
parents <strong>of</strong> six children: 1. Irving, who<br />
enlisted in the Federal forces during the<br />
Spanish-American War, and died while in<br />
active service. 2. Edith L., who became<br />
the wife <strong>of</strong> William J. Glackens, a<br />
well-known artist <strong>of</strong> New York. 3.<br />
Stanley K., at the present time (1917)<br />
secretary-treasurer <strong>of</strong> the Allen Manu-<br />
facturing Company <strong>of</strong> Hartford, and chief<br />
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY<br />
administrator <strong>of</strong> his father's estate. 4.<br />
Arthur, died February 1, 1887. 5. Harold<br />
Edwin, married Ruth Bunner, daugh-<br />
276<br />
ter <strong>of</strong> the late H. C. Bunner, the writer.<br />
6. Florence Irene, became the wife <strong>of</strong><br />
Charles Fitz Gerald, <strong>of</strong> Dublin and New<br />
York, a son <strong>of</strong> the late Dr. Charles Fitz<br />
Gerald, at one time president <strong>of</strong> the College<br />
<strong>of</strong> Physicians and Surgeons <strong>of</strong> Dub-<br />
lin, also court physician, and a leading,<br />
well-known member <strong>of</strong> the medical fra-<br />
ternity in Europe. Mr. Dimock died<br />
April 30, 1917.<br />
Immediately following the death <strong>of</strong> Mr.<br />
Dimock, the directors <strong>of</strong> the Nonotuck<br />
Silk Company adopted the following reso-<br />
lution :<br />
Mr. Ira Dimock, one <strong>of</strong> the founders, and<br />
for more than forty years president <strong>of</strong> this<br />
company, died on the 10th <strong>of</strong> May last. In his<br />
memory, the following resolution is <strong>of</strong>fered<br />
to be entered in the records <strong>of</strong> this company,<br />
and a copy <strong>of</strong> the same to be engrossed and<br />
sent to his family:<br />
Whereas, in the Providence <strong>of</strong> God, Mr. Ira<br />
Dimock, our president for the past forty-one<br />
years, was removed by death, on the tenth day<br />
<strong>of</strong> May, 1917, whereby this company sustained<br />
a great loss.<br />
Resolved, that we, the <strong>of</strong>ficers <strong>of</strong> the Nonotuck<br />
Silk Company, bear testimony to his long<br />
and faithful service. He was a man <strong>of</strong> great<br />
business experience, <strong>of</strong> untiring energy, a wise<br />
and safe counselor, a sympathetic and loyal<br />
friend. He enjoyed the confidence <strong>of</strong> all who<br />
knew him. His advice was freely sought and<br />
always prized by his associates. His sterling<br />
integrity ever stood for him as a "tower <strong>of</strong><br />
strength" in the wide business world that<br />
knew him. His active life has been an inspiration<br />
to us, and to all fortunate enough to enjoy<br />
his acquaintance. Those who knew him best<br />
honored and loved him most.<br />
LYDALL, Willis James,<br />
Manufacturer.<br />
From progenitors who have long been<br />
identified with the manufacturing indus-<br />
tries <strong>of</strong> England and America, Mr. Lydall