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JOHN E. ANDREWS
MT. CARMEL CENTER (HAMDEN): Real Estate and Insurance
John Edward Andrews was born in Cheshire, November 17, 1831, and received a common school education. His father was a farmer in that place, and the son at the age of twenty bought his time and spent the succeeding seven years in an axle factory. At the expiration of that period he engaged in mercantile pursuits, real estate, insurance, and building. He was one of the influential men in the community in building up Mount Carmel Center and in securing the post-office for the place. He was connected for two years with C. A. Burleigh in the flour, feed, and coal business, and afterwards with the firm of J. E. Andrews & Son for seven years at Mount Carmel. For a period of four years he held the office of first selectman and town agent, being elected in a strong democratic town, although being himself a republican in politics. During his administration a public hall was erected at a cost of $15,000. He was one of the charter members and first master of Hamden grange, and is an influential member of the Congregational church, being connected with the finance committee of the ecclesiastical society. Mr. Andrews has been married twice. His first wife was Miss Celia Kinney of Litchfield. The son by this marriage, George L. Andrews, is the postmaster at Mount Carmel Center and has been the chairman of the republican town committee. The second wife was Miss Hannah E. Norton of Bristol. She is still living. Mr. Andrews is at present a justice of the peace and assistant postmaster.
Source: Illustrated Popular Biography of Connecticut - 1891, Compiled and Published by J. A. Spalding, Hartford Conn., Press of the Case, Lockwood and Brainard Company, 1891
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