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 5; STAFFORD. STAPLES. Mr. Squire continued the business alone, at the same place, until the year 1855, when he formed a new co-partnership with Hiland Lockwood and Edward Kimball, under the name of John P. Squire & Co. The firm name and business have continued until the present time, and the changes in the partners have been as follows : the retirement of Edward D. Kimball in the year 1S66 ; the admission of W. V. Kim- ball in the same year, and his retirement in 1873 ; the admission of his sons, George W. and Frank O. Squire, in the year 1873 ; the death of Hiland Lockwood in the year 1874 ; the retirement of George W. Squire in the year 1876 ; and the admission of Fred F. Squire, the youngest son, January 1, 1884 — leaving the firm to-day composed of John P., Frank ., and Fred F. Squire. In 1855 Mr. Squire bought a small trai 1 of land in East Cambridge and built a slaughter-house. Since that time the busi- ness has grown to such an extent that the firm of John P. Squire & Co. has to-day one of the largest and best-equipped pack- ing houses in the country, and stands third in the list of hog-packers in the United States. In 1843 he married Kate Green Orvis, daughter of his old employer. Eleven children were born of this marriage, ten of whom are now living, as follows : George W., Jennie C, Frank O., Minnie E., John A., Kate L, Nannie K., Fred F., Nellie G., and Bessie E. Squire. One son, Charles, died in infancy. In 1848 he moved to West Cambridge, now called Arlington, where he has ever since lived. Mr. Squire joined the Mercantile Library Association when he first came to Boston, and spent a good deal of his leisure time in reading, of which he was very fond. The position which he holds to-day in commercial circles is due to his untiring industry, undaunted courage, and marked ability. STAFFORD, JOHN HENRY, son of James and Martha (Hampson) Stafford, was born in Denton, England, November r6, 1841. He received a public school education. When thirteen years old he worked in the cotton mills, remaining there until the age of seventeen, when he engaged in the dry-goods business. In 1863 he came to this country, and locating in Indiana, taught school until he joined the 1411th Indiana volunteers and went to the front, where he served until the close of the war. He came to Lawrence in November, 186^. and became connected with the mills in that city. In June, 1867, he engaged in the manufacture of brushes, and is still employed in the same industry. September ->r, 187 1, in Lawrence, Mr. Stafford was married to Subie A., daughter of James and Susan (Burton) Hodgdon. They have no children. JOHN H STAFFORD. Mr. Stafford is a member of the Masonic order and a Knight Templar. For twenty years he has been permanent secretary of Lawrence Lodge, I. O. O. F. He is also financial scribe of Lawrence Encampment, I. O. O. F.; has been 2d lieutenant, com- pany K, 6th regiment, Massachusetts vol- unteer militia ; was a member of the common council of Lawrence in 1882, and a member of the House of Representa- tives in 1884, and again in 1889. In politics Mr. Stafford is a Democrat, but his popularity outside of the party is shown in the fact that since 1884 he is the only Democrat that has been sent to the Legislature from his district — a Republi- can stronghold. STAPLES, Hamilton Barclay, son of Welcome and Susan Staples, was born in Mendon, Worcester county, February 14, 1829. After his common school course he pre- pared for college at Worcester Academy.