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s-nniYrn-LPASSING OF HON. JAMES ANGEL, M.L.C,After a protracted illness, an estim* able citizen, in tUc person of Hon. James Angel. M.UC., who had rounded out four score of years, crossed tile bar last night at his residence, Hanal!yraatilton Street, He had been seriouslyft ■indisposed for over a.year confined jd to his home and a few days ago was stricken with a severe attack of paralysis. In the demise of Mr, Angel 1 this country loses a highly esteem- li a I and exemplary citizen, one who* took a keen interest In its development, did much to promote its in-40 dustries. and spent a life of useful- 1 ness In the colony generally. A man of high principle and strong convic-lions, lie was over outspoken in defence of that which he believed to fcosty right. The Hon. Janies Angel wasj t-jborn at Halifax, Nova Scotia, January}! 12th., 1J8. When a lad of, twelve he e d. camo to this city as u machinist ap-; ® | prentice. Seven years later, In part-1 L ! nershlp with his father, he opened a |small machine shop on the sKe now;' , • occupied by tlio Consolidated Foun-j11I T 1 f*. *-)• ^(dry Co., and from that time until a| few years ago, when age necessitated retirement, he was actively engaged* In engineering and manufacturing c work. In 18G7 John's lrou. Foundry^ was founded by him for the »*! manufacture of stoves and general cat*.n?:H. and his business was in*1corporated with it; but a few years, lr.ter a branch wacUine shop was ‘1 | started and Mr. Angel became Ls ; manager. This business he later! iL * purchased, and in 1SS4 admitted his.* Uon-ln-Iaw, the late A. D. Brown.:€* I ' * '* ? * ■ !r. | whose passing occurred only a fen* c gt weeks ago into partnership, the firm i being knows as James Angel and Co.*! Later they-leased the Dry Dock from f V ;us Government, and successfully I manarotl It. until it was transferred to the Held Newfoundland Company! under the 1SS contruct. Mr. Angel with his sons subsequently established another business in the Went End, but later sold out. To the do-!1 ,:eased belonged the distinction of j* having mad© the firat steam engine! in Newfoundland. Mr. Angel was a ’ ’ nan of vigorous tvplt;\ a keen and en- ]1 I jrgctic worker, one who achieved j Uucces through sheer industry and LtLlitV,Stl-c*\-« - ' ! Hstrict attention to business In tlio iik.public life of the Colony ht .took a deep Interest, and from his seat itt- * — • V ^ S* ’ \ 9he Legislative Council, which he oe* cupled since 18S9. voiced his senti-1 ' V* ' - .v •» 'f’W* * V’ r 'f* -u' '■ I .J -*•: ’’ £njc.Ttn on all qucstiona of public jol-II- .e*. 1 re devoted much of his time to ’Ilurch work and for mnny year* was prominently identified with the of-Jiclnl life of George St. Methodist liurch and materially assisted In j (promoting its welfare*. His wife pre-n let-eased him.. Four children. Mrs. A. D. Drown, Mrs, (Rev.) E. Moore and Messrs. John and Frederick, survive.tlt;1In
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Saint Johns Evening Advocate
Saint Johns, Newfoundland, CA
Thu, Oct 24, 1918
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