Person:William Homes (10)

In "Boston of To-day: A Glance at Its History and Characteristics", Edwin Monroe Bacon states, "William Homes was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1849. He attained his education in the local schools. He began his business career in 1865, with the firm of Scudder, Rogers, & Co., prominent hardware-dealers at that time. Subsequently he became a member of the firm of Willard, Homes, & Co., lumber dealers, and carried on an extensive business in that line. In 1877 he associated himself with James Edmonds & Co., manufacturers and importers of fire-brick, sewer-pipes, etc., and soon took the entire charge of the business of the concern. In 1885 he was admitted to the firm of Fiske & Coleman, which had practically succeeded to the business of James Edmonds & Co., when the firm name was changed to Fiske, Coleman, & Co. In the general management of the large business of the house, which now includes, besides the manufacture and importation of fire-brick and sewer- pipes, the manufacture of architectural terra-cotta and the production of faience for interior and exterior decoration, Mr. Homes gives his special attention to sales. He is now a resident of Maiden, and has served in the city government of that city."