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ALBERT W. ERRETT.

Albert W. Errett, who is serving for the third term as postmaster of Kewanee, while his service as alderman has covered nine years, has made an ex cellent record as a public official, his course being highly beneficial to the city in many ways. In all that he has done he has been actuated by a desire to promote the best interests of the community, and his labors have been effective, far-reaching and beneficial. He was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, December 24, 1848, his parents being Rev. John and Eliza (Gary) Errett. The father was for a quarter of a century a minister of the Christian church.

Albert W. Errett engaged in clerking in the Parrish book store and in the Phillips dry goods store and entered the field of merchandising as a proprietor in 1882, in which year he became junior partner in the firm of Moffett & Errett. In this he continued for eight years and then became manager of the Kewanee Coal Company, being thus identified with the business life of the city until 1899 when he was appointed by President McKinley as postmaster of Kewanee. He has since been reappointed and is now serving for the third term in that position, the duties of which he discharges in a prompt and capable manner, being thorough and systematic in all of the work of the office.

Mr. Errett was married in 1874 to Miss Martha H. Boyd, of Cambridge, this county, a daughter of Samuel Boyd, a tailor, who located in Cambridge in 1858 and there resided until his death which occurred when he had reached the venerable age of eighty-four years. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Errett have been born three children: Harry Boyd, residing in Portsmouth, Ohio, who is president and manager of the Portsmouth Refractory Company; Albert W. Jr., an engineer, director and vice president of the Kewanee Water Supply Company, residing in this city; and Nellie D., now the wife of A. E. Witherell, a resident of Kewanee, who is connected with the Kewanee branch of the National Tube Company.

In his fraternal relations Mr. Errett is an Elk and is also associated with the Modern Woodmen of America. He likewise belongs to the Kewanee Club and the Commercial Club and of the latter is chairman of the investment committee. His wife is very active in the Daughters of the American Revolution, has served for several terms as regent of the local chapter and was again elected in 1909. They are both prominent socially, and the hospitality of the best homes of Kewanee is cordially extended them. Mr. Errett is recognized as one of the prominent leaders of the republican party in this district, and that he has the entire confidence and trust of his fellowmen is indicated in the fact that he has been elected at various times to the office of alderman, in which his service has covered nine years. He has proved a most trustworthy incumbent in the office, exercising his official prerogatives in support of all measures and movements for the general good.

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