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turned to his former Swedish home, his
intention being to remain there. lie en-
gaged in a business of his own, but soon
decided to come again to the United
States, having kept in touch with his
friends in Bristol, through whom he re-
ceived an offer from a I'-ristol merchant.
Late in 1887 lie sold his business in Swe-
den and returned to Bristol. He remained
three years with the merchant
who had induced his return, then estab-
lished in business under his own name,
conducting the same successful business
until 191 1, when he closed out to accept
his present position with the city of
Bristol.
Bristol was chartered a city in 191 1,
and Mr. Anderson was elected a member
of the first City Council. He only sat in
that body a short time, however, but resigned
to accept appointment as commis-
sioner of public work. He has served his
city in that capacity continuously until
the present time, his service having been
of the highest quality and rendered to the
satisfaction of each succeeding administration.
He is a member of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks ; The
One Hundred Men; and the Order of
Vasa.
Mr. Anderson married, March 4, [889,
Jennie Anderson, and they are the par-
ents of four children: 1. Pauline, edu-
cated at Roanoke College, Roanoke, Virginia.
2. Bertha, educated at Martha
Washington College, D. C, and now an
instructor in domestic science in Bristol
schools. 3. Oscar, prepared in Bristol
public schools and Andover Academy, a
student at Dartmouth two years prior
to his enlistment in the United States Na-
val Aviation Service; he was stationed at
Pensacola, Florida, but now is honorably
discharged with commission as ensign. 4.
Pearl, attending Bristol High School.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY
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COOLEY, Norman Peck,
Manufacturer.
As one writer ha- aptly said: "Some
men are great because Of their forbear-,
and some forbears become great through
their descendants." In the life and career
of Norman Peck Cooley, of New Britain,
this fact is doubly true. In his business
and public life he has succeeded in adding
more honor to an already honored name
and family. For two generations the
family have been identified with the interests
of New Britain, and its members
have been active in furthering the inter-
ests of that city in various ways.
(I) The immigrant ancestor of the
Cooley family was Benjamin Cooley, who
married, probably in America, Sarah
, and
she died August 23, 1684, his
death preceding hers by six days, occur-
ring August 17, 1684. His will was filed
the September 30th following.
(II) Daniel Cooley, son of Benjamin
and Sarah Cooley, was born May 2, 165 1,
at Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and died
there February 9, 1727. He married, at
that place, December 8, 1680, Elizabeth
Wolcott, a descendant of Henry Wolcott,
the immigrant of Connecticut. She died
January 31, 1739.
(III) William Cooley, youngest son of
Daniel and Elizabeth (Wolcott) Cooley,
was born August 12, 1698, in Longmeadow,
and settled in the adjacent town
of Enfield, Connecticut, which was then
a part of Massachusetts. He sold land
at Enfield, March 14, 1733-34, and again
August 21, 1739. He appeared to have
sold his farm. May 3, 1742, to Joseph
Olmstead, of Bolton, Connecticut. At
that time he removed to Bolton. He held
various town offices in the town of En-
field, and died at Bolton, March 10, 1775,
in his seventy-seventh year, according to