Blair County Pa Archives Biographies.....calderwood, Howard B. July 24, 1859 - ????
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Source: Biographical And Portrait Cyclopedia Of Blair Co, Pa: Philadelphia, 1892.
Author: Samuel T. Wiley

Howard B. Calderwood, 
A Well Qualified And Energetic Business Man, And The Leading Insurance Agent
And Real Estate Dealer Of Tyrone, Is A Son Of James M. And Matilda (hunter)
Calderwood, And Was Born At Tyrone, Blair County, Pennsylvania, July 24,
1859.  The Calderwoods Are Of Scotch-irish Descent, And John Calderwood, The
Paternal Grandfather Of Howard B. Calderwood, Was A Native Of Scotland.
   James M. Calderwood (father) Was Born At Birmingham, Huntingdon County,
March 19, 1822, And Died At Tyrone, June 25, 1887, At Sixty-five Years Of
Age.  He Commenced Life In Boyhood As A Collier, Received A Good Education,
And At An Early Age Commenced Teaching, Which He Followed Most Successfully,
At Ironville And Tyrone, For Twenty-one Years.  He Came To Tyrone About 1851,
Was Appointed Express Agent, And Afterwards Commissioned As A Notary Public. 
He Was Always Prominent In The Municipal Affairs Of Tyrone, Served As Burgess
For One Term, And In Various Ways Was Useful To His Fellow-townsmen Until His
Death.  Mr. Calderwood Was One Of The Oldest And Leading Members Of The
Tyrone Methodist Episcopal Church, Of Which He Was A Steward And Trustee.  He
Organized The First Sunday School In The Borough, And Was Its Honored And
Efficient Superintendent For Twenty-one Consecutive Terms.  He Was A
Republican In Politics, Commanded The Esteem And Respect Of All Who Knew Him,
And Lived A Life Of Honor And Usefulness.  He Was Twice Married.  His First
Wife Was Matilda Hunter, Who Died In August, 1870, Aged Forty-six Years, And
Left Three Children: William L., Married Mary Leedy, Of Harrisburg, And Is
Employed In The Loss And Damage Department, In Philadelphia, Of The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company; Howard B., And Ella.  Mr. Calderwood Married
For His Second Wife Cinderella Hemler, Of Akron, Ohio, By Whom He Had Two
Children, Jessie And Anna.
   Howard B. Calderwood Received His Education In The Public Schools Of Tyrone,
And Then Became A Clerk In The General Mercantile House Of Van Valzah &
Wilson, In Which He Remained For Twelve Years.  At The End Of That Time, In
1887, He Engaged In His Present General Insurance And Real Estate Business,
And In The Same Year Was Appointed Notary Public, In Which Capacity He Has
Served Ever Since.  He Is Secretary Of No. 3, Tyrone Loan And Improvement
Association, And Was President For Two Years (1889 And 1891) Of The Central
Loan Association.  In Politics Mr. Calderwood Is A Republican, And Has Served
One Term As Assistant Burgess, And Several Terms As Auditor Of Tyrone.  He Is
A Member Of Tyrone Lodge, No. 152, And Tyrone Encampment, No. 279,
Independent Order Of Odd Fellows, Is A Past Grand Of His Lodge, And Has
Served As A Representative To The Grand Lodge Of The State.  Howard B.
Calderwood Is Ever Active In The Interests Of His Party, Does A Large And
Remunerative Insurance And Real Estate Business, And Has Attained A Prominent
Position By His Ability, Integrity, And Energy.  He Is Pleasant And Agreeable,
And Very Popular In His Native Borough.
   On August 21, 1888, Mr. Calderwood Was United In Marriage With Irene Dixon,
Daughter Of Elwood C. And Fannie (johnson) Dixon, Of Tyrone.  To Mr. And Mrs.
Calderwood Have Been Born Two Children: Bessie And Virginia.

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