Giddings, Moses, 1816-1911.

Name Entries

Information

person

Name Entries *

Giddings, Moses, 1816-1911.

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Giddings, Moses, 1816-1911.

Genders

Exist Dates

Exist Dates - Date Range

1816

1816

Birth

1911

1911

Death

Show Fuzzy Range Fields

Biographical History

Moses Giddings was born in Bangor, Maine, on September 29, 1816, and lived there until his death in 1911. He began his working life as a clerk for the Norcross Lumber Company, gaining practical knowledge of all branches of the lumber business. After a few years, he went into business for himself, gradually enlarging his operations until he became one of the leading lumber merchants and owners of timberlands in Maine. He was also involved in the shipping business. He owned part interest in the ship "Golden Rocket," burned at sea in 1861 as the first vessel captured by the Confederate ship "Sumter." Giddings served for many years as the president of the Bangor & Piscataquis Railroad Company. He was also a trustee of the Bangor Savings Bank. Active in civic and religious organizations, he was superintendent of the Sunday school at the First Baptist Church in Bangor for more than 40 years. He was also president of the Maine Baptist Conference from 1887 to 1889 and was for many years a member of the Board of Managers of the American Baptist Missionary Union. Beginning in 1852, he served for 59 years as a trustee of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He was also a member of the board of trustees of Ricker Classical Institute, Houlton, Maine, and of the State Industrial School for Girls in Hallowell, Maine. He also served as the first president of the Good Will-Hinckley Homes for Boys and Girls, founded in 1889 in Fairfield, Maine, as a home and school for children in need.

From the description of Papers 1846-1911 (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 54095796

eng

Latn

External Related CPF

Other Entity IDs (Same As)

Sources

Loading ...

Resource Relations

Loading ...

Internal CPF Relations

Loading ...

Languages Used

Subjects

Ships

Lumbering

Lumber trade

Railroads

Nationalities

Activities

Occupations

Legal Statuses

Places

Maine

as recorded (not vetted)

AssociatedPlace

Convention Declarations

General Contexts

Structure or Genealogies

Mandates

Identity Constellation Identifier(s)

w6g47m13

52580885