SOLOMON P. GIDDINGS
Solomon P. Giddings, jeweler, with the firm
of Clark, Giddings & Co., Sterling, was
born in Poultney, Vt., Nov. 2, 1837, his parents being Daniel N. and Beulah (Brown)
Giddings, natives also of the Green Mountain State. He remained at home until he was 22
years of age, assisting on the farm and attending the common school. Then he was with Clark Bros.
three years, learning the jeweler’s trade. Next, he purchased the interest of Norman Clark, one of the proprietors, engaging in business with H. G. Clark. After a few years Mr. Clark sold his interest, and the firm became Giddings & Adams. At the end of two years, Mr. G. sold his interest in the establishment, and in 1872 opened a jewelry house in West Rutland, Vt., which he continued to conduct for two years. He then sold out and came to Sterling, forming a partnership with
Norman Clark, in the jewelry trade, under the style of Clark, Giddings & Co., on Third Street, where he is at present carrying on a successful business.
In his political sympathies Mr. G. is a Republican.
He and his wife are members of the Congregational
Church of Sterling, and he is also a member of the
A. 0. U. W. and of the Masonic Order. He is a
Christian gentleman and a worthy citizen.
Mr. Giddings was married in 1867, to Miss Emaroy Capen, a native of Fair Haven, Vt., and a daughter of Jonathan and Emaroy (Blanchard) Capen. By this union there have been two children, named Beulah E. and Capen N.
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Clark, Giddings & Company Article & Photos from 1896
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