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came to New Hartford, Connecticut, when arrangement continued until Mr. Faxon
a young man. and became overseer in a died, when Mr. Warren bought out his
cotton mill there. Later he engaged in interest from the estate. The busin
the shoemaking business in that town, was then incorporated, and still stands a
and continued in that business until his close corporation, Mr. Warren's sons be-
death. When the civil War broke out he ing the other shareholders.
was fired with enthusiastic patriotism and No list of Hartford inventors would be
enlisted, August 7. [862, in Company F, complete without the name of Herbert C.
Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery. He Warren. He has taken out many patents
was a member f Edwin R. Lee Post, of broadly practical value. Among the
Grand Army of the Republic, of New more important may be mentioned a ma-
Hartford, and past commander, lie mar- thine for correcting indexes, and an auto-
ried Julia A. Hawley, daughter of Oliver matic universal gear cutter. He has been
and Anna 1 (C03 Hawley. She was horn to Europe twice in connection with the
in Granby, Connecticut. Of their seven manufacture and sale of the latter ma-
children six grew to maturity: Rena 11., chine. He has also patented many smaller
who married Charles H. Hall; Herbert devices, among them a universal joint
C. of whom further; Elton E. ; William adapted to all kinds of machine-. This
('..; Fred; and Georgiana, who married device is used in practically every large
Charles Bensted, and resided in a suburb machinery plant in the country. In all
of London, England.
(IX) Herbert C. Warren, son of George
W. and Julia A. (Hawley) Warren, was
born in Windsor, Connecticut, October 6,
1846. He received his education in the
public schools of New Hartford. He
then came to Hartford, and worked about
two years for the firm of P. Jewell & Son-.
belting manufacturers. He went next to
this work Mr. Warren is eminently prac-
tical, and the plant, through all its departments,
is keyed to that note. With
hi- expert eye on every piece of work
that goes through the factory, the final
result is that nothing leaves their hands
until it has reached perfection. The sons,
working side by side with their father,
hold far more than a casual interest in the
Pratt & Whitney, where he completed his success of the business, and it has come to
apprenticeship at the machinist's trade,
after which he continued there for some
years, handling a small contract. He then
entered the employ of Mr. Swazey, who
later became a member of the well known
firm oi Warner & Swazey. Mr. Warren
acted as foreman under Mr. Swazey for
six or seven years, then succeeded Mr.
Swazey when the latter left Pratt & Whitney
to go West. But Mr. Warren is a
man with higher ambition- than those of
the workman who considers a job a complete
and satisfying career. In 1900 he
be a business of importance not only to
Hartford, but the country-atdarge. Mr.
Warren i- a member of Charter Oak
Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma-
sons.
Mr. Warren married Laovne A. Allen,
Wheeler)
daughter of Alonzo and Rachel (
Allen, of Coventry, Connecticut. Of their
children the following have come to ma-
turity :
1. Alonzo W., director of the Mu-
tual Machine Company, and secretary,
manager and director of the Hodgman
Rubber Company of New York; lives in
Xew York City. 2. Gertrude R.. who
started in business for himself, with E. R.
Faxon for a partner, under the present married James Wallace, and has two chilname.
Mutual Machine Company. That dren, Donald and Raymond. 3. Harold
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