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 IOO CANDLER. CAPEN. CANDLER, John Wilson, son of Captain John and Susan (Wheelwright) Candler, was born in Boston, February 10, 1828. The family is of Saxon origin. Two branches of the family are noted in English history, the one in county Suffolk, and the other in Essex. In the church militant, as well as in the army, the Cand- lers achieved reputation and influence. Captain John Candler, the grandfather, emigrated from Essex, England, to Mar- blehead, Essex county, and married Abi- gail Huling Russell, about the close of the revolutionary war. Mrs. Candler was the descendant of a Huguenot family, and the widow of Lieut. Thomas Russell, com- manding a privateer during the revolu- tionary war. Captain John Candler, Jr., the father, was an officer on board the frigate "Constitution," and was with Com- modore Stewart in the same vessel on his famous cruise through the British Channel. Mr. Candler was born while his father was in active business as ship-builder and merchant in Boston. He was educated in the Marblehead Academy, in the Dummer Academy, Byfield, and finished his scholas- tic course under the tuition of Rev. A. Briggs, a Baptist minister of Schoharie Academy, N. Y. On leaving school he accepted a clerk- ship in Boston. Soon after the death of his father in 1S49, the family removed to Brookline, where Mr. Candler has ever since resided. For the past thirty-two years Mr. Candler has been a member of different firms of ship-owners engaged in foreign trade. The present firm name is John V. Candler & Co. Their business is chiefly with the Fast and West Indies and the Cape of Good Hope, and is of such a character and magnitude as to class the senior member with the most eminent and widely-known merchants of this country. Mr. Candler's intelligent interest in pol- itics and in all public questions, coupled with his skill and ability as a public speaker and presiding officer, have continuously brought him into notice. Foreign trade has given him exceptional opportunities of acquiring extensive and precise informa- tion ; business experience has taught him how to use it. He was an intimate friend of the late Governor John A. Andrew, and through the war for the Luiion was a staunch and efficient supporter of the great " War Governor " in his patriotic task. In 1866 Mr. Candler was a member of the Legislature, but declined a renomina- tion. From 1869 to 1873 he was an earn- est advocate of a board of prison commis- sioners. After the creation of the board by the State he served for several years as its chairman. For four years he devoted much time to the prosecution of the work of building the separate prison for women, asking no compensation, and defraying his own expenses. He is a prominent member of the national board of trade and has served for several terms as one of the vice- presidents from Massachusetts. He was president of the Boston board of trade 1877 and '78, and declined renomination. He has been president of the Commercial Club three terms. Mr. Candler is a Republican in politics, but of the liberal wing of the party, advo- cating change of navigation laws, judicious revision of the tariff, and modification of sundry commercial treaties. In 1876 and '78 he was a prominent candidate for congressional honors. In 1880 he was elected a member of the 47th Congress by the Republicans of the 8th congressional district, and in 1888 he was elected to the 51st Congress in the 9th district by a large majority, after a very exciting and mem- orable contest, in which the Hon. Edward Burnett, the previous representative, was again the opposing candidate. Mr. Candler was married in September, 1 85 1, to Lucy A., daughter of Henry Cobb, of Boston. She died in October, 1S55. His second marriage occurred in November, 1867, with Ida M., daugh- ter of John and Amelia Garrison, of New York. His family consists of three daughters : Cora, who married Charles I. Bush of Weston, and who resides in West New Brighton, Staten Island, N. Y. ; Anita, who married Hon. David S. Baker, Jr., of North Kingston, R. I., residing in Wick- ford, R. I.; and Amelia Candler. CAPEN, Elmer Hewitt, son of Samuel ( 2l ) anil Almira ( Paul ) Capen, was born at Stoughton, Norfolk county, April 5, 1838. He was educated at the Pierce Academy, Middleborough, and at the Green Mountain Liberal Institute, Woodstock, Yt. In 1856 he entered Tufts College, gradu- ating in i860. He then spent a year at the Harvard law school, completing his legal studies under Thomas S. Harlow, of Bos- ton, and was admitted to the Suffolk bar in 1863. For a year he practiced law, but, becom- ing interested in religious activities, he transferred his allegiance from law to divinity anil took a course in theology under Rev. Dr. Chambre. October 5, 1865, he was ordained and called to take