William Andrew

ANDREW, TREADWAY, HAMILTON

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 5/18/2015 at 21:47:40

WILLIAM ANDREW, of the firm of Andrew Treadway & Sons, wholesale dealer in heavy and shelf hardware, Nos. 484 and 488 Main street, Dubuque; is a native of Scotland, and was born Nov. 20, 1820; he grew up to manhood there, and came to America in 1842, came to Dubuque in 1846; in 1849 he went to California and returned in 1852, and bought the lot and built the store they now occupy; the following year, in the fall of 1853, he associated with him his present partner Mr. Treadway, and the house of Andrew & Treadway was then established, and has continued for over a quarter of a century; in addition to their large double store, which is crowded with goods, they have a large warehouse, fronting on Iowa street, which is packed full of iron and heavy hardware, and carriage timber, in packages for their jobbing trade; they probably carry the heaviest stock in the city, and are required to do so in order to meet the demands of their extensive trade. Mr. Andrew has been connected with the Commercial National Bank, as stockholder and Director since its organization. In 1852, he was united in marriage to Miss Cornelia W. Hamilton, a native of Ohio, and a daughter of Rev. Hiram Hamilton; they have four sons and four daughters.

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