J. H. BARLOW, SHELTON
Superintendent Packing and Shipping Department of the Shelton Company
John Henry Barlow, who has held the highest position in the Grand Lodge of Connecticut, F. and A. M., was born in Ridgefield, November 7, 1832, and received a common school education. In 1849 he removed to Birmingham, and remained there until 1889, when he transferred his residence to Shelton. He was the borough clerk for ten years at Birmingham, and is at present chairman of the board of relief in the town of Huntington. Mr. Barlow holds the place of superintendent of the Packing and Shipping Department in the Shelton Company, which is engaged in the manufacture of tacks and bolts, and is a man of superior business ability. He is a member and associated with the vestry of the Episcopal church, and is held in high regard by the community where he resides. For thirty years he has been the secretary of the Odd Fellows lodge in Birmingham, but his highest honors in this direction have been attained in the Masonic fraternity. He is one of the past masters of King Hiram Lodge, No. 12, of Birmingham, and has held the exalted office of grand master of the Grand Lodge of the state, entitling him to permanent membership in this important and influential body. At the last meeting of the Grand Lodge in Hartford Mr. Barlow was present as one of the representatives of King Hiram Lodge, and served on one of the special committees during the conclave. In politics he is a republican, though originally and for many years connected with the democratic party. He has been twice married. His first wife, who was Miss Emeline Gilbert, died in 1875, after a married life of fourteen years. Mr. Barlow’s second marriage occurred in Ansonia, May 29, 1877, the bride being Miss Lina Ells. He has one daughter, twenty-six years of age, and one son, nineteen. The second wife is also living.
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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