William Ritter Spalding (1828-1891)

William Ritter Spalding (1828-1891)

Vital Stats

 * Son of Moses Spalding (1797-1879) and Anna Hunt Kimball
 * 1828-Apr-08 : Birth in Wilton NH
 * 1846 : Moved to Lawrence NH, 163 Essex street,
 * 1850-Aug-01 : m. Mary Abby Ham
 * 1891-Dec-29 : Died

Biography
His educational opportunities were limited to the primitive district school system of that day, but his natural intelligence enabled him to acquire knowledge through other channels, and he developed rapidly into an unusually able business man.

As a youth he left home, and going to Nashua, NH, entered a clothing store as a clerk. In 1846, (age 18) he located in Lawrence, where he shortly afterward established himselft as a clothing merchant at 163 Essex Street, and for many years he carried on a large and profitable business, accumulating a substantial fortune. His residence was at 36 East Haverhill Street.

He obtained the charter for the Merrimack Valley horse railroad and a member of many other institutions.

Children
All born in Lawrence NH
 * 1) William Walter Spalding, b Dec 29, 1853 - res in Boston
 * 2) Anna Elizabeth Spalding, b Oct 8, 1856 - m. Eugene F McQuestn MD, a physician
 * 3) Abby Kimball Spalding, b Sep 14, 1858 - m. Elmer W Eaton
 * 4) Mary Ritter Spaling, b May 13, 1861
 * 5) Charles Edward Spalding, b Mar 8, 1863 - member of firm Spalding & Elms, Boston -dealers in tailors trimmings
 * 6) Josephine Mabel Spalding, b Aug 31, 1872.