| In its later years, Beckley Furnace was owned by the
Barnum Richardson Company. Until his death, the President of that
company was William Henry Barnum, for a portion of the period the junior U. S. Senator
from Connecticut.
Who Was Who provides the following
capsule biography of Barnum:
BARNUM, William Henry;
senator, congressman, mfr.; b. Boston Corner, Columbia County, NY,
Sept. 17, 1818; attended common schs. Apprenticed to iron
founder; became partner (with father) in iron business, Lime Rock,
Litchfield County, CT; Member CT Ho. of Reps., 1851 - 52; mem.
US Ho. of Reps. (Democrat) from CT, 40th - 44th Congresses, 1867 - May
18, 1876(resigned); mem. US Senate (Democrat, filled vacancy) from CT
May 18, 1876-79; del. Dem. Nat. Conv., 1868, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88; chmn,
Dem. Nat. Com., 1876-89. Died Lime Rock, Apr. 30, 1889; buried
Lime Rock Cemetery.
The photos below
are snapshots of the framed originals in the archives of Trinity Church,
Lime Rock, "The Church that Iron Built" -- more specifically,
the church that William H. Barnum built in Lime Rock, his "company
town". More information about
the Barnum family is available in the History section of Trinity's
website.
A recent addition to our website is photographs of the
gravestones from the Lime Rock Cemetery of the Barnum family (and others),
and soon to be added are photographs and ephemera of Lime Rock
village.
to visit the Lime Rock Cemetery. |
