- WILLIAM HADDEN, is a member of the firm of HADDEN, BOWLES
& Co., importers and
- dealers in Percheron, Englishshire and French Coach horses.
This company was formed in 1884, although the business was begun
by BOWLES & HADDEN the year previous, and in 1887, James
SCOTT and Thomas MOUAT were admitted to partnership, and with
the original parties constitute the present firm. These gentlemen
keep a choice collection of horses, averaging about 100 head
on hand at a time, and the average selling price of these animals
is about $1,600. The firm has handled upwards of 225 head to
this time and their business steadily increases.
- Mr. HADDEN was born in Haddingtonshire, Scotland, on the
17th day of February, 1848, and
- is the son of James and Ann (BROWN) HADDEN. In 1856, he
crossed the Atlantic with his parents to America, the family
continuing their journeyings until reaching Rock County, where
they settled in the town of Milton, there spending one year,
and at the end of that time removing to a farm in the town of
Lima.
- The subject of this sketch was married in Jefferson County,
Wis., to Miss Elizabeth PHELPS, the ceremony being performed
on the 5th day of October, 1873. The lady was born in McHenry
County, Ill., and is a daughter of Waterman PHELPS. One child,
a daughter, Mamie, was born of their union.
- Immediately after his marriage, Mr.. HADDEN made his home
in the town of Harmony, where
- he engaged in farming, continuing in that location until
1884, when he moved to Janesville, and formed a partnership with
Thomas BOWLES in his present business. They had already been
importing choice horses together for a year previous and have
since built up a large and prosperous business, in connection
with which they are also interested largely in Dakota lands.
- Mr. HADDEN and his family attend All Souls Church (Unitarian).
In politics, he is a Democrat,
- but has never been an office holder, or had any desire in
that direction. He is an upright, honorable man, and is esteemed
as such by a large circle of acquaintances.
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- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 527-528.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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