http://www.cooganresearchgroup.com/crg/index.htm 20 April 2022 COOGAN story appearing in "The Conservative Advocate: A Book of Biographies of Connecticut's Successful Men" (Earl Leslie Chadwick, 1909) [PAGE ?]: JAMES T. COOGAN [photo] "Among the reliable, substantial and prosperous manufacturers of Windsor Locks, there is probably one one who stands higher in the public's estimation, than the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch. He was born February 14, 1843, at Lee, Massachusetts, and is a descendant of a very enterprising and noteworthy family. He served his town as Representative in the General Assembly of 1880, being a member of the Committee on Insurance. He was also postmaster for several years, having been appointed by President Cleveland. Mr. Coogan is a good example of the self-made man, starting in life a poor boy he has by hard work and energy befome a very successful manufacturer. He is President and Manager of the Anchor Mills Paper Company and a director of the Windsor Locks Trust Company, and has also been a director of the Windsor Locks Savings Bank and the Windsor Locks Point Bridge Company. Doubtless it never entered his dreams when he was a small boy, or when he was seeking a foothold in the world, that some day he would be at the head of a successful and rapidly growing business. In private life Mr. Coogan is generous, kind and social, faithful to every duty and charitable to the faults and frailties of others." ____________________________________________________________________ http://books.google.com