Cumberland County, Maine - Melville Clarendon Hutchinson
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Biography
Melville Clarendon Hutchinson
Biographical Review
Cumberland County, Maine
Boston
Biographical Review Publishing Company
1896
Page  635-636


Melville Clarendon Hutchinson, a prosperous plumber of Portland, was born in
Buckfield, Oxford County, September 24, 1852. He is a son of Charles W. and
Diantha (Record) Hutchinson. His grandfathers were Hodgdon Hutchinson and Eben
Record.

Charles W. Hutchinson is a native of Buckfield, Me., where he spent his early
years on his father's farm. Losing his parents while still young, he resided
with Asa Keene for a time. He subsequently removed to Pembroke, Me., and entered
the employ of the Pembroke iron works as manager, and held that position for
upward of twenty years. He is now living in Cambridge, Mass., and, although
seventy-six years of age, is still hale and hearty. He is a member of the
Masonic Order. His wife, Diantha, was a daughter of Eben Record, a successful
farmer of Buckfield, Me. Mr. Record's father was a patriot soldier of the
Revolution, and is supposed to have been the man who worked his way through the
enemy's lines and blew up the powder house at Charlestown, Mass. Mr. and Mrs.
Hutchinson were the parents of six children, as follows: Washington, residing in
Pennsylvania; Edwin Forest, who lives in Massachusetts; Melville Clarendon, the
subject of this sketch; Walter Eugene, residing in St. John, N. B.; Diantha, the
wife of George Quigley, superintendent of the St. John iron works at St. John;
and Ida Ella, now deceased. The last named child met her death by scalding,
while at play with her brother, Melville C. Hutchinson. The mother died in the
fortieth year of her age.

Melville Clarendon Hutchinson acquired his education in the common schools of
Pembroke, Me. He then learned the trade of a puddler in an iron foundry. He
became very expert in this work, and obtained the highest wages paid for it,
which was from five to six dollars a day. When steel took the place of wrought
iron, he was thus left without a trade, and was forced to begin anew. He now
took up iron work, at which he was first engaged in Cohoes, N.Y., then at
Cambridge, Mass., and later at Niles, Ohio. From Ohio he went to St. John, where
he became a plumber. In 1878 he came to Portland, and was employed for a short
time by Miller & Low. Following upon that he went to Calais, Me., and worked for
the Calais Water Company in putting in their plant. He next returned to Portland
again, and in 1883 engaged in business for himself. He began alone, making a
workshop of the basement of his house on Cushman Street. Since then the business
has grown steadily, so that now it is one of the largest of the kind in the
city. He keeps ten men constantly employed, and is often obliged to hire
additional help, especially during the busy season. He does a large part of the
best work of the city. A first-class workman himself, his success is largely
owing to the fact that he gives close personal attention to the orders
undertaken. His shop is now located at 181 ½  Brackett Street.

He married Miss Abby Sherman, of Pembroke, Me., a daughter of Winslow Sherman.
Her father was born in Montville, Me., and received his education in Pembroke,
where he was afterward engaged for many years as a teacher. Prior to the Civil
War he acted as a Postmaster. About 1875 he settled in Portland, and the
remainder of his life was spent there in the employ of the United States court.
In his political relations he was a Democrat. He married Miss Helen Townsend,
and their union was blessed by the birth of six children; namely, Horace, Abby,
Lewis, Howard, George, and John. Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson had four children;
namely, Agnes, Anna, Helen, and Melville Winslow. Agnes is now the wife of
Howard Gordon, of Portland.

Mr. Hutchinson casts his vote with the Republican party. He is a member of
Harmony Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The family are active and
influential members of the Williston Congregational Church, and the children are
members of the Christian Endeavor Society. They reside at 170 Brackett Street.